The Issue for the month of June 2nd, 2012
June 2, 2012 issue of Science News
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How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should know (p. 20)
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Hurricane experts push to improve intensity forecasts (p. 26)
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Warming climate is expected to trigger the sudden retreat of a partially floating glacier on the continent’s western side by 2100. (p. 5)
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Asteroids pummeled the planet for billions of years as the Late Heavy Bombardment tapered off, new estimates suggest. (p. 8)
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A black hole’s stellar feast is witnessed by telescopes on Earth and in orbit. (p. 8)
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Microbes in gut, rather than genetic changes, allow insects to develop chemical resistance. (p. 9)
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Source of climate-warming gas remains uncertain, but might be microbes. (p. 9)
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Herky-jerky motion of the island’s ice suggests that melting ice is unlikely to contribute to dramatic sea level rise this century, but the news isn’t all good. (p. 10)
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Warmer atmosphere may be to blame for changes in the water cycle. (p. 10)
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Early on, ancient crustal plates may have dived deep into the Earth, time and again, giving a halting start to the planetary remodeling process. (p. 11)
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New data offer support for a modified mathematical pattern in birds’ hunting behavior. (p. 12)
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Birds engage in evolutionary arms race (p. 12)
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Species thrives in Baltic Sea despite never reaching adulthood. (p. 13)
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Wings’ length, individual segments allow species to produce mating calls in range of frequencies. (p. 13)
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A newly described species of blue-green algae builds hard structures inside its cells. (p. 14)
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In brewer’s yeast, the drug sertraline distorts membranes and triggers a self-cannibalizing process. (p. 14)
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Indicators of inflammation drop with diet and weight loss. (p. 16)
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Carefully placed enzyme injection has a long-lasting effect in mice. (p. 16)
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Children living in areas that lack walking-distance parks and supermarkets are more prone to put on weight, new studies find. (p. 17)
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In mouse experiments, the compound curbs repetitive behaviors and improves sociability. (p. 17)
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An unusual version of the disease-linked amyloid-beta molecule sows destruction in mouse brains. (p. 18)
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The Rotating Snakes optical illusion is preceded by blinking and tiny ocular movements, a new study shows. (p. 18)
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Review by Rebecca Cheung (p. 30)
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Review by Alexandra Witze (p. 30)
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The neutrino messengers (p. 32)
