MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC . DECEMBER 31, 2011
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Science News of the Year
Network rulers
Atom smasher shutdown
Saffron vs. cancer
No amygdala, no fear
Earth’s aerosol shield
Fukushima fallout
Fluorescent felines
Skin circuitry
Polar bears’ past
Polymer remolded
Stone Age paint shop
Quantum theory purified
Strong-arm chemistry
Iceman’s last meal
Arctic’s ‘new normal’
Periodic table redo
Unlikely disease links
Speedy neutrinos
Brain stent snare
Friendly microbes
Dawn runner discovered
Lakes lurk on Europa
Diving spiders
Autism’s many faces
Vitamin D’s power
Humans’ Asian roots
Time travel nixed
Bye-bye, big fish
Eye on the gut
Multicelled lab life
and more…
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