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The Top Science Stories of 2003

From the Scientific American

Below, and in no particular order, are 25 of the stories that most impressed us here at Scientific American.com. Some are included on the basis of their significance, others for sheer fun.

Skulls of Oldest Homo sapiens Recovered

Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Sticks It to Traditional Tape

SARS: Caught Off Guard

China’s Great Leap Upward

Four-Winged Dinosaur and the Dawn of Flight

New Drug May Mitigate Peanut Allergy

The Infant Universe, In Detail

The Cold Odds against Columbia

Pet Prairie Dogs Suspected in U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak

New Study Finds Agent Orange Use Was Underestimated

Large Fish Populations Imperiled

Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel from Plants Gets Cheaper

Mare Gives Birth to Own Clone

Electronic Paper Speeds Up for Videos

Number of Threatened Species Tops 12,000

Autopsies, No Scalpel Required

100 Years of Flight: The Equivocal Success of the Wright Brothers

Ink Analysis Smudges Case for Forgery of Vinland Map

Scientists Discover New Frog Family

E-mail Study Corroborates Six Degrees of Separation

Celebrating the Genetic Jubilee: A Conversation with James Watson

Astronomers Find Most Ancient Planet Yet

Decaf Coffee Plants Developed

Claim of Nonhuman-Induced Global Warming Sparks Debate

Posted on January 7, 2004January 6, 2006Author NewMexiKenCategories Informative

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