How the Brain Reads Faces
Brain regions that process faces reveal deep insights into the neural mechanisms of vision
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Fragrant Genes of Extinct Flowers Have Been Brought Back to Life
The genes of Hawaiian plants, extinct for more than a century, have been brought back from the dead. Today we can smell their scents
Are Antarctica's Glaciers Collapsing?
Rapid glacier retreat could put coastlines underwater sooner than anticipated
The Race to Save Colombia's Uncontacted Tribes from Outsiders
As anthropologists debate how best to protect uncontacted tribes, indigenous groups in Colombia are working to shield their isolated neighbors from the march of modernity
How Visiting Venus Will Help Us Find Life on Distant Planets
What Venus can teach us about planets far beyond our own solar system
Re-engineering the Colorado River to Save the Grand Canyon
Can dam releases that mimic natural flows restore the Grand Canyon ecosystem?
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- From the Editor
Understanding Facial Recognition in the Brain and Welcoming Some New Faces among SA Contributors
- Letters
Readers Respond to the October 2018 Issue
- Advances
Killer Whales and Chimpanzees Have Similar Personalities
Testing for Caffeine Could Help Foil Fake Urine Scam
Camera Mimics Mantis Shrimp's Astounding Vision
Livestock Act Like Ghosts of Wildlife Past
In Science, Some Ideas Are More Contagious Than Others
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What Birds Can Teach Us about Flying Robots
All Sand on Earth Could Be Made of Star Stuff
- Forum
Better Biomarkers Could Help Us Treat Alzheimer's
- The Science of Health
How Virtual Reality Will Transform Medicine
- The Science Agenda
The U.S. Needs More Midwives for Better Maternity Care
- Recommended
A Man-Eating Tiger, the Science of Athletic Recovery and Other New Science Books
- Anti Gravity
Researchers Show How Not to Waste Waste
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
The End of the "Monkey War" in the Battle over Evolution; Dangerous Blood Transfusion in 1869
- Graphic Science
Relentless Rise of Space Junk Threatens Satellites and Earth
- The Intersection
Attack of the Zombie Baby Monitors
- Ventures
You Don't Need Tech Companies to Reboot Your City's Economy
