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Bone bond.(LIFE SCIENCE)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... There could be a new way for treating badly broken bones. A serious break can leave a gap in the bone, which doctors must surgically repair. To help patients avoid an operation, researchers at RegenTec in England have invented Injectable Bone. Doctors inject the material at the fracture,...

Pedal power.(PHYSICAL SCIENCE)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Pedaling an exercise bike is a great workout. But what if you could also create electricity while you get in shape? That's just what bikers at the Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon, are doing. The gym already had solar panels, which turn the sun's rays into electricity. But gym owner...

Grown-up galaxy.(EARTH SCIENCE)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Scientists used to believe that the Milky Way Galaxy was smaller than its neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy. "The Andromeda Galaxy was called the 'big sister' and the Milky Way was the 'little sister,'" says Mark Reid, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. But a new...

Unfair play.(LIFE SCIENCE)(dog behavior)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dogs seem to have a nose for detecting unfairness. In a recent study, two dogs sitting side by side were each asked to "shake paws" with a researcher. For completing the trick, one dog received a tasty treat while the other got nothing. In response, the pup that...

The case of the Kooky Claw machine: this month, learn about magnetism.(science mystery)(Play)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHARACTERS NARRATOR 1 JOSH DAVID NARRATOR 2 NARRATOR 3 ARCADE OPERATOR Scene 1 Narrator 1: Claire, Josh, and David are at a local carnival. They spot an arcade room and decide to go inside. Josh: There are so many games. I don't know which one to...