Astronomy’s multiwavelength revolution paints a more complete picture of the cosmos (p. 16)

As evidence of the influence of viruses escalates, appreciation of these master manipulators grows (p. 22)

Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized (p. 26)

Science Future for October 10, 2009 (p. 4)

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New, higher prevalence rates for certain mental disorders fuel a debate over how to revise psychiatric diagnoses. (p. 5)

Using a new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found what appear to be the most distant known galaxies in the universe. (p. 8)

Researchers have found the first compelling evidence for a rocky planet beyond the solar system. (p. 8)

Biomedical research journals may be less likely to publish equivocal studies. (p. 9)

Panel suggests how to get human spaceflight program off the ground. (p. 9)

Proposed materials offer a way for physicists to study black holes and chaotic planetary orbits in the laboratory. (p. 10)

The long-predicted ice XV has been spotted in the lab. (p. 10)

Analyses of chromium isotopes in banded iron formations suggest oxygen levels fell for a period after the Great Oxidation Event. (p. 11)

Cyclones striking the Gulf Coast in recent years have spawned more twisters that those that hit the region in the mid-20th century. (p. 11)

Fossils of new species suggest peculiar features weren’t limited to the biggest dinosaurs (p. 12)

Flexible wings help locusts maximize efficiency in flight, new research shows. (p. 12)

Yellow crazy ants can get so annoying that birds don’t eat their normal fruits, a new study finds. (p. 13)

Male squirrel monkeys with red-green colorblindness can distinguish the hues after gene therapy, study suggests. (p. 14)

Eye movements may reveal memories that the hippocampus recalls even when a person isn’t aware of them, a new study shows. (p. 15)

Giving dopamine infusions to brain-dead organ donors may make transplanted kidneys more resilient, a new study shows. (p. 15)

Review by Rachel Zelkowitz (p. 30)

Review by Nathan Seppa (p. 30)

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A Q&A with Richard A. Bradley (p. 32)