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Call for ‘green-home’ cash bonus
Council tax rebates could be used to encourage households to go green, a think tank claims.

Reviews: Cyclic Universe–World of Words–Nuclear Terror

Michelle Press

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Sleepless Surgeons
Just how important is sleep to a surgeon? Harvard’s Jeff Ellenbogen discusses his investigation into how sleep affects a surgeon’s ability to learn and perform surgery.
NOVA

Maya
NASA archeologists use satellites to pinpoint ancient ruins buried deep in the jungle.
NOVA scienceNOW

Liquid Xenon Detector Joins the Search for Dark Matter
The dark matter that dominates the material content of the cosmos is thought to be made up of WIMPs, weakly interacting particles perhaps 100 times heavier than protons.

Profile: Karl Iagnemma
An innovative MIT roboticist is also an acclaimed fiction writer.
NOVA scienceNOW

SciAm Mind: Continuing Effects of 9/11
High brain activity in people affected by the tragedy could lead to later health problems
Karen A. Frenkel

NOVA scienceNOW: Epigenetics
Our lifestyles and environment can change the way our genes are expressed, leading even identical twins to become distinct as they age.
NOVA

Earth Feature | Yellowstone: Monitoring the Fire Below
Three of the most catastrophic volcanic eruptions in geologic history occurred at a place now visited by over three million people a year.

‘Amateur’ rocket launch delayed
Enthusiasts delay the launch of what was claimed to be the biggest rocket fired by amateurs in Britain.