Editor's picks: Rethinking antioxidants for athletes

Science News Editor's Picks 03/01/15

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FEATURE For athletes, antioxidant pills may not help performance BY LAURA BEIL Supplements of vitamins C, E and other antioxidants may blunt the positive effects of exercise training.  Read More Read More»

SCIENCE VISUALIZED Glassy blue iceberg goes belly up BY THOMAS SUMNER A photographer snaps a rare picture of a recently overturned iceberg near Antarctica. Read More Read More»

NEWS Planet collisions may have rearranged crowded solar systems BY CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT Solar systems discovered by Kepler with just one or two worlds may be remnants of planet families that were once far more crowded.  Read More Read More»

NEWS Bubonic plague was a serial visitor in European Middle Ages BY KATE BAGGALEY Outbreaks of Black Death in medieval Europe may have been triggered by faraway weather patterns and hungry gerbils. Read More Read More»

NEWS Genetic tweaks built humans’ bigger brains BY TINA HESMAN SAEY Genetic tweaks may make human brains big. Read More Read More»

NEWS The eyes have it: Long lashes not so lovely BY SUSAN MILIUS Eyelashes can’t be too short or too long without ruining their aerodynamic protection. Read More Read More»