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Rough Skin is Good [Physical Review Focus] Surface irregularities can suppress air turbulence, suggesting possible improvements for airplane wings.
The New Gag Rules [Science] Science Editor-in-Chief Donald Kennedy remarks on Bush administration efforts to prevent NASA and NOAA scientists from speaking to reporters and the public. "These two incidents are part of a troublesome pattern to which the Bush administration has become addicted: Ignore evidence if it doesn't favor the preferred policy outcome. Above all, don't let the public get an idea that scientists inside government disagree with the party line."
Sex on the Brain [Nature] Gene that helps determine gender is linked to Parkinson's disease.
Hearing the Whales [NOAA Magazine] NOAA tracks whale calls over large distances across the ocean.

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