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Skull music by Rosen, Meghan

“…Skull size, density and shape can influence the musical keys people hate, cognitive scientist Jitwipar Jitney Suwangbutra of William Paterson University in…”
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Andromeda's Building Blocks by Cowen, Ron

“…It takes a lot of gas to construct a galaxy, but it is only recently that astronomers have identified what may be gaseous remnants from the Milky Way's…”
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Softness stifles some chemotherapy drugs by Saey, Tina Hesman

“…Keeping a stiff upper lip may help certain chemotherapy drugs fight cancer. Some of these drugs, including the leukemia drug Gleevec, don't work as well as…”
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Quantum dots foe to algae by Sanders, Laura

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Gas Sensor Uses Nanotube Parts by Gorman, Jessica

“…Scientists have incorporated carbon nanotubes into a gas sensor for potential uses that range from environmental monitoring at chemical plants to the detection…”
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Books for late summer: From genius genes to tyrannosaur musings by Miller, J.A

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Busy little recyclers: Chemical process, microbial metabolism transform trash-bound plastics by Cunningham, Aimee

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Sweet frequency: Implantable glucose sensor transmits data wirelessly by Goho, Alexandra

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SARS control: First nasal vaccine effective in monkeys by Lock, Carrie

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Air sickness: How microscopic dust particles cause subtle but serious harm by Raloff, Janet

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Refueling rockets: Could spacecraft powered by a new wax be safer and cheaper? by Gorman, Jessica

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Virtual stampede sees faces in crowd by Sivitz, L

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Ice age forest spruces up ecology record by Hesman, Tina

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Dendrite decline in schizophrenia by Bower, Bruce

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Pap smear enables fetal genome testing by Rosen, Meghan

“…Scanning a fetus's genome just a few weeks after conception may soon be an option for expecting parents. Mom just needs to get a Pap smear first. By scraping a…”
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Reusable rockets' red glare by DeMarco, Emily

“…The era of reusable rockets is poised for liftoff. As of December 7, the aerospace company SpaceX had reported six successful landings--two on land and four at…”
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Glassmaking may have begun in Egypt, not Mesopotamia by Bower, Bruce

“…Ancient Mesopotamians have been credited with inventing glassmaking around 3,600 years ago. But Mesopotamians may have created second-rate knock-offs of glass…”
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What's ahead in 2017 by Quill, Elizabeth

“…Quill presents several Science News writers' hopes in the year ahead. Among other things, Bruce Bower looks forward to seeing where the reproducibility debate…”
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For some early monks, hearing loss amplified sounds of silence by Bower, Bruce

“…Early Christian monks' vows of silence may have attracted a fair number of hearing-impaired men. A team led by bioarchaeologist Margaret Judd of the University…”
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When mom has favorite, blame all the swimming by Milius, Susan

“…In crested penguin families, moms heavily favor offspring No. 2 from the start, and a new analysis proposes why. The six or seven species of crested (Eudyptes)…”
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