Neuroscience - The Los Angeles Times reports on the role of glia in the formation of synapses. Just like men. Sleep - David Newnham visits the mysterious land of nod. Artificial intelligence - Clay Shirky on new software agents that evolve language. Australian and Chinese scientists find further evidence for the multiregional view of human evolution.
Most young women are unhappy with their body shape.
Abiogenesis - The key ingredients for life have been detected in the dust and gas around stars. Human genome - New findings wont effect the way biology is taught. One mother is convinced. Stephen Jay Gould is humbled by the mysteries of the genome. Obituary - A pioneer in the scientific study of sexuality, William H. Masters has died in Tucson at 85.