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5,012 articles from ScienceNOW

• MONDAY 15. DECEMBER, 2008
• 23:55 Ancient Battlefield Hints at Roman Persistence

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  2000-year-old site suggests Romans returned to area of massive defeat  

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• 23:55 Is That You, Seabiscuit?

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  A horse can peg another's identity by whinny alone  

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• SATURDAY 13. DECEMBER, 2008
• 00:15 Revenge of the Nerds

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  Intelligence marks a man as a good match  

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• 00:15 ScienceInsider Roundup

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  A selection of this week's stories from Science's new policy blog  

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• FRIDAY 12. DECEMBER, 2008
• 00:40 A Horse, a Buggy, and a Very Decadent Milkshake

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  Amish provide clues to genetics of heart disease  

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• 00:40 Do Zoos Shorten Elephant Life Spans?

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  Study blames mental stress, lack of exercise  

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• 00:40 Michigan State Picked for Half-Billion-Dollar Accelerator

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  University team beats out DOE lab in competition to build a rare-isotope facility  

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• 00:40 Time to Grow Up

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  Brain hormone helps trigger puberty  

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• THURSDAY 11. DECEMBER, 2008
• 16:06 A Dime-Store Dipstick for Diphtheria

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  Paper and tape make for a powerful disease detector  

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• 16:06 A One-Two Punch Against Sleeping Sickness

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  Drug combo could save thousands of lives in Africa  

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• 16:06 How to Outsmart a Video Pirate

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  Armed with a laser pointer, you too can spot bootlegged CDs and DVDs  

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• TUESDAY 9. DECEMBER, 2008
• 01:50 As Rods Go, So Go the Cones

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  One type of light-sensitive cell in the eye nurtures the other  

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• 01:50 Dogs Have a Nose for Inequity

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  Pooches get pouty over unfair treatment  

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• 01:50 Phoenix Finds Signs of Once-Liquid Water on Mars

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  Genetic link found between sleep hormone and common disease  

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• 01:50 Shaken Volcanoes Blow Their Tops

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  Major earthquakes can set off far-flung eruptions  

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• THURSDAY 4. DECEMBER, 2008
• 23:55 The Dark Side of Tiger Conservation

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  Attacks on humans rise in Nepal's recovering forests  

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• 23:55 The Fear Factor

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  You may tremble at the thought of punishment, but it's for the common good  

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• 00:30 Another Big One for Indonesia?

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  New analyses show continuing threat of a major earthquake and possible Indian Ocean tsunami  

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• WEDNESDAY 3. DECEMBER, 2008
• 00:40 The Placebo Effect: Not All in Your Head

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  Genetics may determine susceptibility to fake medication response  

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• TUESDAY 2. DECEMBER, 2008
• 00:00 How Childhood Leukemia Fights Back

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  Scientists find intriguing patterns in DNA from relapsed patients  

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• 00:00 Lasers Uncover Craters

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  New technology pinpoints previously unknown meteor impacts  

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• 00:00 The Long Road to Modernity

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  Archaeological dating suggests modern humans may have inherited some fancy tools  

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• WEDNESDAY 26. NOVEMBER, 2008
• 23:05 Most Planets May Be Seeded With Life

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  Discovery of RNA precursor in planet-forming cloud suggests building blocks of life are common in the universe  

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• 23:05 Sea Change for Turtle Origins?

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  Discovery of stunning fossils suggests aquatic roots  

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• 23:05 The Catch-22 of Aging

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  Cell's efforts to repair old DNA may trigger more senescence  

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