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Monday, May 18, 2009

Science News

Ultrasound weapon wipes out toxic algal blooms

Red tides and other poisonous algal blooms are vulnerable to a blast of high-frequency sound, researchers show

Nine games computers are ruining for humanity

Computers can now kick human rear at a wide range of games, from chess to rock-paper-scissors. New Scientist, for one, welcomes our new game-playing computer overlords

The art of science: Cement flowers and quantum cascades

Move over, C. P. Snow: Princeton University's Art of Science competition takes as its starting point Leonardo da Vinci's embracing maxim: study the science of art and the art of science

Incestuous moths scrimp on sperm

Moths don't mind incest, but only when it doesn't cost them valuable resources

Quantum poker: Are the chips down or not?

When quantum computers replace today's PCs, online poker players will have to master outlandish new strategies – such as betting and folding simultaneously

Puberty gene sets our sexual clocks

Researchers have uncovered the first genetic evidence to explain differences in the length of women's fertile lives – but the genes also seem to have a wider role

New e-readers will end black and white era

A full-color version of electronic paper is to be demonstrated later this month, while bendy readers should appear next year

Image: A dragonfly greets the world

This striking image of an emerging dragonfly was selected as a finalist of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition

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