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6 EDITOR’S NOTE
A Dose of Patience
Hold a pose for a holistic approach
to a dreaded disease.
7 INBOX
Readers weigh in on the herpes virus
and robot peer pressure.
9 THE CRUX
A scientist experiences the
grunts and groans of geology
in action; pondering the
impenetrable fog of the early
universe; Hollywood movie
roles for women may have
turned a corner; cool books
are coming for the holidays;
and more.
The 1988 Yellowstone fires offer clues to how a forest’s ecosystem rec
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22 VITAL SIGNS 68 HISTORY LESSONS OUR ANNUAL SCIE
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When a dying woman fails to respond
Fostering Fear
Opposition to vaccines has
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to treatment, doctors try a risky a long history in America. ALZHEI
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74 20 THINGS YOU DIDN’T That Improve
26 NOTES FROM EARTH KNOW ABOUT …
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Next Outbreak
Decades after ires scorched Huge in pop culture, the birds were Yellowstone’s
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Yellowstone, scientists are learning once even bigger — some Trial By Fire
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A Magnetic Quest
how forests rise from the ashes. over 200 pounds. for Particles
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