Issue for the week of July 28th, 2012

Astrophysicists interrogate one of their most successful theories (p. 20)

Viral culprits may explain a host of tumors with as-yet unknown triggers (p. 22)

A primer on a long-sought boson (p. 26)

Higgs discovery celebrates math?s power to make predictions about the real world (p. 28)

The Higgs boson, the last particle in physics? standard model, falls into place, opening new windows to explore in the universe. (p. 5)

New recordings reveal that male birds use infrasound, emitting low-pitch sounds detected by peers but inaudible to human ears. (p. 8)

Baby bluebirds, and their parents, appear to have trouble communicating over the racket made by nearby humans. (p. 8)

A key piece of evidence for cold-blooded dinosaurs, growth lines in bones, has also been discovered in a set of warm-blooded animals. (p. 9)

An extra layer of sensory perception called synesthesia might help ape make a monkey of humans on memory tests. (p. 9)

The pollutant triggers inflammation and other changes that can heighten the risk of heart attack and stroke. (p. 10)

That?s still impossible, but an experiment suggests hearing a previously learned ditty while snoozing improves later performance of the piece. (p. 10)

A five-year study shows that men getting the hormone consistently lose weight. (p. 11)

Two hormones in gels applied to the skin effectively lower sperm counts, a study finds. (p. 11)

Using an evolutionary process, researchers create pleasing tunes out of grating noise. (p. 12)

Redesigned nickel-iron battery gives modern lithium-ion devices a run for their money. (p. 12)

A simulation calculates the cost in days and dinarii of shipping goods throughout the classical world. (p. 14)

Imperial tax records from the last decades of the Empire offer clues to what makes a start-up succeed. (p. 14)

Ancient illustrations in northern Spain date to more than 40,000 years ago. (p. 15)

New dates show that East Asian hunter-gatherers fired up cooking vessels 20,000 years ago. (p. 15)

California?s iconic comeback species may need human help as long as even a small percentage of the carcasses they eat contain lead shot. (p. 16)

Newborn coral reef fish can cope with changed water conditions if their parents have already adjusted. (p. 16)

Oceanographic expedition surprised to find photosynthetic microorganisms thriving under frozen surface. (p. 17)

From North Carolina to Massachusetts, waters are rising more rapidly than the global average. (p. 17)

Decades of breeding for uniform color in unripe fruit may accidentally have reduced flavor. (p. 18)

A single genetic transformation turns mild-mannered bacteria into assassins. (p. 18)

Review by Devin Powell (p. 30)

Review by Allison Bohac (p. 30)

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Calm, with an eye on the storm (p. 32)

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/issue/id/342267/title/Issue_for_the_week_of_July_28th,_2012

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