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Articles in Sept 21, 1996 issue of Science News
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Ganymede may have an aurora of its own - moon of Jupiter shows evidence that it has a natural polar light display - Brief Article
by Ron Cowen - A sound way to spot tornadoes - researchers accidentally find that sound sensors may detect tornadoes when they form when testing an avalanche-detection system - Brief Article
- Cloudy memories, sunny predictions - research shows that people with Parkinson's disease have better memories than people with damaged hippocampuses - Brief Article
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Battling evolution to regrow nerves - lack of ability for immune cells to enter the central nervous system may be overcome
by John Travis - Is cholesterol a mood-altering lipid? - research shows that people with lower cholesterol levels may be more likely to attempt suicide - Brief Article
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Nations consent to ban all nuclear tests - the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is approved by members of the United Nations General Assembly; provisions of the treaty are described - Brief Article
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Microcosmic bang: mashing atomic nuclei to create a quark soup
by Ivars Peterson - Wake up, sleepy brain - dream research - Brief Article
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Gene pair may incite obesity, depression
by Bruce Bower - What the dinosaurs left behind - paleontologist Karen Chin examines fossil dinosaur feces to better understand ecology of their times - Brief Article
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Hepatitis falls to vaccine, malaria doesn't
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Healing waters: flooding rivers to repent for the damage done by dams - Cover Story
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Better and cheaper porous carbon filters - cross sections of activated carbon fibers identifies structure and enables researchers to tailor filters for specific uses - Brief Article
by Corinna Wu - Breathing a life-sustaining liquid - research shows that premature babies with lung problems may have a better chance of surviving if their lungs are treated with surfactant lubrication right after birth - Brief Article
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Entropy keeps small particles on edge - research of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that disorder increases, shows that particles can be lined up - Brief Article
by Dan Vergano - The original Arkansas Traveler - examination of geological formations and rocks shows that a formation from the southern United States drifted to central South America almost 500 million years ago - Brief Article
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The baddest of the bad cholesterols? - low-density lipids
by Janet Raloff - Soil seen as missing sink - theory that trees absorb carbon dioxide and put it in the ground accounts for missing atmospheric carbon dioxide - Brief Article
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