Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.
Subscribe

ScienceNOW: Top 10 Articles, December 2009

Here's a look at our most requested articles from December 2009. (A subscription may be required to view articles more than 4 weeks old.)

The Top 10 ScienceNOWs of 2009 >
Our favorite and most-read stories of the year
24 December 2009
Why Your Older Brother Didn't Share >
ScienceSibling pecking order makes firstborns less cooperative than their siblings
4 December 2009
A Delicate Balance of Sexual Identity >
Loss of a single gene makes adult ovary cells think they're male
10 December 2009
Lose Genes, Gain Weight >
Some obese patients are missing a chunk of one of their chromosomes
7 December 2009
Dark Matter Discovered? Don't Bet on It >
A team is about to announce a possible detection of dark matter, but experts say the evidence will likely be unclear
9 December 2009
Erasing Scary Memories Is a Matter of Timing >
Scientists delete people's scary memories while the brain is editing them
9 December 2009
RNA Silencer Shows Promise for Hepatitis C >
Strategy targets a molecule produced by the host, not the virus
3 December 2009
I'm Too Sexy for My Species >
When male fruit flies pay too much attention to attractive females, it's bad for everyone
8 December 2009
Slideshow: Deep-sea Spiders Have a Snack >
Robot submersible captures rare creatures in the act of devouring sea anemones
24 December 2009
The Origins of Tidiness >
Human ancestors started organizing their living spaces much earlier than believed
18 December 2009

Archived Top 10 lists from ScienceNOW >

To Advertise     Find Products