Science of the Week, 1/2/15

Happy 2015! I hope you have a great year filled with reading, writing (if you write), and everything else you enjoy.

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week:

Genetic clue to menopause-like condition in young women

Tropical forests have large appetite for carbon dioxide

Time adds a wrinkle to nature and nurture

Neutrinos can deliver not only full-on hits but also "glancing blows"

Protein ID'd as possible universal therapeutic target for many infections, including Ebola

Letting history and evolution and math teach us how to vote


Have a good weekend, and see you on Monday!