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31 December 2011

Volume 180, Issue 14

Pages 2–36

  1. Departments

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    1. From the editor: Empathic rats show that science has a lot to learn (page 2)

      Tom Siegfried

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801401

    2. Science notebook (page 4)

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801402

  2. In the News

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    1. Story one: Tiny voltage grows eyes in strange places: Fine-tuning electrical charge produces eye in frog's gut (pages 5–6)

      Tina Hesman Saey

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801403

    2. Earth: Weather affects geologic activity: Rain, snow can influence timing of earthquakes, eruptions (page 8)

      Devin Powell and Alexandra Witze

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801404

    3. Earth: Kilauea's explosive past (page 8)

      Alexandra Witze

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801405

    4. Earth: Dead Sea once turned to dust: Holy Land's salt lake ran out of water during warm spell (page 9)

      Devin Powell

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801406

    5. Earth: Microbes act as deep-sea battery: Organisms feed on hydrogen sulfide at hydrothermal vents (page 9)

      Devin Powell

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801407

    6. Atom & cosmos: LHC finds tantalizing hint of Higgs: Teams report ‘inconclusive’ evidence for long-sought particle (page 10)

      Devin Powell

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801408

    7. Atom & cosmos: Extrasolar orb occupies just right spot for life: Planet hunters add more than 1,000 new candidates (page 11)

      Nadia Drake

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801409

    8. Life: Biology's big bang had a long fuse: Animals started evolving long before showing up as fossils (page 12)

      Susan Milius

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801410

    9. Genes & cells: Eggs have own biological clock: Aging mechanisms in worm reproductive cells are distinct (page 14)

      Tina Hesman Saey

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801411

    10. Genes & cells: Bacteria in bondage (page 14)

      Tina Hesman Saey

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801412

    11. Genes & cells: Pituitary gland grown in a dish: Hormone-producing organ produced from stem cells (page 15)

      Tina Hesman Saey

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801413

    12. Body & brain: He's not a rat, he's my brother: Rodents exhibit empathy by setting trapped friends free (page 16)

      Laura Sanders

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801414

    13. Body & brain: Coffee delivers jolt deep in brain: Caffeine strengthens electrical signals in rats' hippocampus (page 16)

      Laura Sanders

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801415

    14. Body & brain: Inbreeding helps bedbugs' success: Pests have also grown resistant to common insecticides (page 17)

      Nathan Seppa

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801416

    15. Body & brain: Meeting notes: Averting chikungunya virus (page 17)

      Nathan Seppa

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801417

    16. Body & brain: Meeting notes: Dengue vaccine tests advance (page 17)

      Nathan Seppa

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801418

    17. Matter & energy: Metal crust, superconductor filling: Material could harbor particle that's its own antimatter twin (page 18)

      Devin Powell

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801419

    18. Matter & energy: News briefs: Diamonds are forever (entangled) (page 18)

      Alexandra Witze

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801420

    19. Matter & energy: News briefs: How water chills out (page 18)

      Devin Powell

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801421

  3. Special Section

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    1. Science news of the year (pages 20–33)

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801422

  4. Departments

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    1. Bookshelf (page 34)

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801423

    2. Feedback (page 35)

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801424

    3. From the archive: American and Dutch physicists reach new low temperature (page 36)

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801425

    4. From the archive: Update: Physicists keep going lower (page 36)

      Elizabeth Quill

      Article first published online: 28 DEC 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/scin.5591801426

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