http://news.sciencemag.org/rss/current.xml Up to the minute news and features from Science. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/podcast-spider-webs-ancient-plants.html?rss=1 Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/podcast-spider-webs-ancient-plants.html?rss=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:59:19 -0500 Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week No Primary Author Entomology http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/in-the-eye-of-the-creationist.html?rss=1 Bruce Kendall says he's proud to call himself "a Jesus man." For the past... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/in-the-eye-of-the-creationist.html?rss=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:17 -0500 Bruce Kendall says he's proud to call himself "a Jesus man." For the past... Jeffrey Mervis Education http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-double-star-system.html?rss=1 Both suns are 2 billion years older than Earth http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-double-star-system.html?rss=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:16 -0500 Both suns are 2 billion years older than Earth No Primary Author Astronomy http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/air-guns-shake-up-earthquake-mon.html?rss=1 A new device may help researchers keep an eye on changing stresses along fault zones http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/air-guns-shake-up-earthquake-mon.html?rss=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:06 -0500 A new device may help researchers keep an eye on changing stresses along fault zones Sid Perkins Geochemistry, Geophysics http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/france-picks-five-more-university.html?rss=1 PARIS—French Prime Minister François Fillon today announced that five more conglomerates of universities and... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/france-picks-five-more-university.html?rss=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:31 -0500 PARIS—French Prime Minister François Fillon today announced that five more conglomerates of universities and... No Primary Author Europe http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/creationist-school-bill-looks.html?rss=1 Legislators in Indiana appear to have fallen short of their goal of injecting creationism... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/creationist-school-bill-looks.html?rss=1 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:08 -0500 Legislators in Indiana appear to have fallen short of their goal of injecting creationism... Jeffrey Mervis Education http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/aviation-bill-gives-flight-to.html?rss=1 After years of controversy and more than 20 extensions of the current law, Congress... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/aviation-bill-gives-flight-to.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:08:30 -0500 After years of controversy and more than 20 extensions of the current law, Congress... David Malakoff Environment/Climate http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-built-by-black-holes.html?rss=1 Super-dense objects may help stars form http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-built-by-black-holes.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:10:31 -0500 Super-dense objects may help stars form No Primary Author Astronomy http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/russia-explores-new-phobos-grunt.html?rss=1 Russian space scientists this week floated the idea of building a new version of... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/russia-explores-new-phobos-grunt.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:41 -0500 Russian space scientists this week floated the idea of building a new version of... Daniel Clery Astronomy http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/whistleblower-lawsuit-puts-spotl.html?rss=1 The integrity of the scientific review process appears to be at the heart of... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/whistleblower-lawsuit-puts-spotl.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:47:09 -0500 The integrity of the scientific review process appears to be at the heart of... Sam Kean Biomedicine http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/primed-for-addiction.html?rss=1 People with brains wired for drug abuse don't necessarily become addicts http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/primed-for-addiction.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:00 -0500 People with brains wired for drug abuse don't necessarily become addicts No Primary Author Neuroscience http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-braking-a-dead-stars.html?rss=1 Magnetic fields may tame the most extreme pulsars http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-braking-a-dead-stars.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:01:00 -0500 Magnetic fields may tame the most extreme pulsars No Primary Author Astronomy http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/climate-change-okay-for-one-cora.html?rss=1 Warmer seas spur growth in cooler reefs http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/climate-change-okay-for-one-cora.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Warmer seas spur growth in cooler reefs Elizabeth Pennisi Ecology http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/closely-watched-study-fails-to.html?rss=1 The debate over whether a bacterium can incorporate arsenic into its DNA just flared... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/closely-watched-study-fails-to.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:36 -0500 The debate over whether a bacterium can incorporate arsenic into its DNA just flared... Elizabeth Pennisi Physical Science http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-two-dimensional-glass.html?rss=1 Researchers create world's thinnest pane of glass—and it resembles an 80-year-old sketch http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-two-dimensional-glass.html?rss=1 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39:47 -0500 Researchers create world's thinnest pane of glass—and it resembles an 80-year-old sketch No Primary Author Chemistry http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-how-a-restaurant-menu.html?rss=1 Customers don't focus on "sweet spots," according to eye-tracking study http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/scienceshot-how-a-restaurant-menu.html?rss=1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:07:30 -0500 Customers don't focus on "sweet spots," according to eye-tracking study Daniel Strain Neuroscience http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/human-brains-wire-up-slowly-but-.html?rss=1 Unprecedented comparison of chimp and monkey brain genes to our own reveals drastic differences http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/human-brains-wire-up-slowly-but-.html?rss=1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:29 -0500 Unprecedented comparison of chimp and monkey brain genes to our own reveals drastic differences Jon Cohen Neuroscience http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/theoretical-physics-center-opens.html?rss=1 SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—A new center for theoretical physics opens in Brazil next week, with... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/theoretical-physics-center-opens.html?rss=1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:35:14 -0500 SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—A new center for theoretical physics opens in Brazil next week, with... No Primary Author Biomedicine http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/live-chat-peak-oilis-the-well-ru.html?rss=1 How long before the world starts running short of oil? Have we hit the peak... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/live-chat-peak-oilis-the-well-ru.html?rss=1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:34:10 -0500 How long before the world starts running short of oil? Have we hit the peak... Science News Staff http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/massages-mystery-mechanism-unmas.html?rss=1 Hands-on therapy turns genes on (and off) for better healing http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/massages-mystery-mechanism-unmas.html?rss=1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Hands-on therapy turns genes on (and off) for better healing Gisela Telis Anatomy, Morphology, Biomechanics