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PNAS announces 2007 Cozzarelli Prize recipients
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has selected six outstanding papers for the 2007 Cozzarelli Prize, given to papers that reflect the highest standards of scientific...

In Many Fungi, Reproductive Spores Are Remarkably...
The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimizing shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians at Harvard University. In...

University of Miami scientist uncovers miscalculation...
(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) A paper by University of Miami professor Peter Swart in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines...

Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World...
A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe’s most fascinating events.According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to...

Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution...
Alcohol Can Be a Gas! is the only comprehensive book ever written on alcohol fuel production and use for home and farm. Until now, it has been very difficult for farmers, contractors,...