June 1st 2013 - Science News
Sweet Confusion
Does
June 1st 2013 - Science News
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Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap? (p. 22)
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Without scientific competition and open debate, much
psychology research goes nowhere. (p. 26)
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Researchers have found the first skeletal evidence that starving colonists ate their own. (p. 5)
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Laboratory-added genetic change makes avian influenza unable to bind to bird cells. (p. 8)
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Modern bird genomes reveal evidence that virus is at least 82 million years old. (p. 8)
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Water pipes deliver carcinogens, nicotine and carbon monoxide to the user, a study finds. (p. 9)
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Altered mix of microbes might reduce susceptibility to viral infections. (p. 9)
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Within five months of birth, infants produce a possible neural marker of being aware of what they see. (p. 10)
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The size and connections of a brain structure associated with memory formation predicted learning ability in 8- and 9-year-old children. (p. 11)
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Cultural exchanges in southern Mexico and Guatemala tied to ancient society's rise. (p. 12)
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A mix of hunting and scavenging fed carnivorous cravings of early Homo species. (p. 13)
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Being toted around calms and quiets babies of both species. (p. 13)
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Low levels of chlorine on planet's surface have long puzzled scientists. (p. 14)
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Simulation suggests long-term effect on sea level not as dire as some predictions. (p. 14)
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There is a simple relationship between an object's velocity and the number of spokes it leaves in a dinged windshield or fractured windowpane. (p. 15)
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Dow drops follow weeks when more
people search Google for ‘debt’ or ‘stocks.’ (p. 16)
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Larger settings seem to promote segregation, simulation finds. (p. 16)
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Mammals learn feeding behaviors from their friends and family members. (p. 18)
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After years of trying, researchers create flapping machines that can hover and perform rudimentary flight maneuvers. (p. 19)
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Inspired by insect vision, camera with 180 linked lenses captures panoramic views. (p. 19)
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Chance more than doubled that capital city will soon experience big temblor, researchers calculate. (p. 20)
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At 400 parts per million, greenhouse gas concentration is now higher than it has been for millions of years. (p. 20)
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E. coli moving between systems may cause urinary tract infections. (p. 20)
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Highlights from the pediatrics meeting held May 4-7 in Washington, D.C., include adolescent suicide risk and access to guns, a reason to let preemies get more
umbilical cord blood and teens' cognitive dissonance on football concussions. (p. 20)
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Review by Sid Perkins (p. 30)
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Review by Allison Bohac (p. 30)
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Science Past from the issue of June 1, 1963 (p. 4)
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Science Future for June 1, 2013 (p. 4)
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The Science Life (p. 32)
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