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Latest from Science News 03/03/2015

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SCIENCE TICKER Despite risks, vaccine delay requests are common BY NATHAN SEPPA, MAR 02, 2015 04:47 PM A survey of pediatricians and family doctors finds parents frequently put off vaccines for babies even though doctors warn it can place the children at risk of illness. Read More Read More»

SCIENCE TICKER Plant growth patterns changing on much of Earth’s surface BY KATE BAGGALEY, MAR 02, 2015 03:40 PM More than half of Earth’s land surface has seen major changes in factors such as leaf-on date and how much vegetation grows in a season. Read More Read More»

NEWS Tropical plant knows whose bill is in its flowers BY KATE BAGGALEY, MAR 02, 2015 03:00 PM A rainforest plant avoids inbreeding by accepting pollen only from hummingbird species that must travel to reach it. Read More Read More»

More Headlines from Science News NEWS IN BRIEF Breast-feeding newborns might limit their allergy to pets later Breast-feeding newborns might limit their allergy to pets later by inducing a protective mix of gut microbes in the baby. Read More BY NATHAN SEPPA, FEB 27, 2015 03:26 PM WILD THINGS Delicate spider takes down tough prey by attacking weak spots The Loxosceles gaucho recluse spider can take down a heavily armored harvestman by attacking its weak spots, a new study reveals. Read More BY SARAH ZIELINSKI, FEB 27, 2015 03:05 PM NEWS Planet collisions may have rearranged crowded solar systems 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 BY CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT, FEB 27, 2015 12:39 PM SCIENCE TICKER Superfast evolution observed in soil bacteria Natural selection resurrects flagella in soil bacteria in just four days. Read More BY HELEN THOMPSON, FEB 27, 2015 09:00 AM NEWS IN BRIEF Coastal Los Angeles losing fog to urban sprawl Fog in parts of Southern California has become significantly less frequent due to urban warming. Read More BY THOMAS SUMNER, FEB 27, 2015 08:00 AM SCIENCE TICKER CDC panel gives thumbs up to vaccine against nine HPV types A federal vaccine advisory committee voted February 26 to recommend use of an expanded version of the human papillomavirus shot marketed as Gardasil. Read More BY NATHAN SEPPA, FEB 26, 2015 06:44 PM GROWTH CURVE A little tablet time probably won’t fry a toddler’s brain Good or bad, the effects tablet and smartphone use among toddlers demand more research. Read More BY HELEN THOMPSON, FEB 26, 2015 04:00 PM