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DOWN TO EARTH Correspondent Rachel Berkowitz offers news and updates on the latest research from the Earth sciences community.

BOOKENDS delivers reports, reviews, and interviews about books of interest to the physical sciences community.

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SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA examines how science is represented in popular media. The entries are written by AIP’s media analyst Steve Corneliussen.

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