ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY Languishing languages: Cultures at risk
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ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES Solar system scenes Images and spectra offer new views from Venus to Pluto
ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES The little bang Was Our Galactic Backyard the Scene of Past Violence? 
ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES Searching for other worlds A planetary odyssey
BEHAVIOR Chimp the hunter These apes are cute and clever -- and they're vicious predators
BEHAVIOR Moods and the muse A new study reappraises the link between creativity and mental illness
 EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES For the sake of Sue What will happen to the world's best T. rex ? 
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Health in the hot zone How would global warming affect humans? 
LIFE SCIENCES Plants recruit oil-detoxifying microbes
LIFE SCIENCES Monkeyflowers: A Leap for Nature? 
LIFE SCIENCES Fishy sex Uncovering the wild ways of fish
LIFE SCIENCES Hippity hop goes the virus The Australian war on rabbits just got a little wild
Bidding Bye-Bye to the Black Sheep? 
The Gender Benders Are environmental "hormones," emasculating wildlife? BY JANET RALOFF Mother Nature. The term conjures up images of a
That Feminine Touch by J. Raloff Are men suffering from prenatal or childhood exposures to "hormonal" toxicants? Sex hormones orchestr
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS Viral shell game A surprising view of how a virus shell assembles itself By IVARS PET
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS PetaCrunchers Setting a course toward ultrafast supercomputing By IVARS PETERSON Vast
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The World of Wine: Science News Online, Jan. 1, 2000 The World of Wine Can chemical analysis confirm a wine's authenticity? Damaris Christensen There's a romance to wine unmatched by most agricultura
An Artist's Timely Riddles: Science News Online, Jan. 1, 2000 An Artist's Timely Riddles Deploying scientific methods to understand a Dada artist's provocative creations Ivars Peterson The artwork of
Mom's eggs execute Dad's mitochondria: Science News Online, Jan. 1, 2000 Mom's eggs execute Dad's mitochondria John Travis In "Hamlet," Rosencrantz and Guildenstern deliver a letter to the rulers of 
Time's arrow may make U-turns in universe: Science News Online, Jan. 1, 2000 Time's arrow may make U-turns in universe Peter Weiss The new millennium, or at least the new year, begins. Yet somewhere 
A Dark View of the Universe: Science News Online, Jan. 8, 2000 A Dark View of the Universe Halos of invisible matter give galaxies surprising breadth Ron Cowen Like glittering jewels on a blanket of 
Ishi's Long Road Home: Science News Online, Jan. 8, 2000 Ishi's Long Road Home A California Indian's preserved brain accentuates his tragic, mysterious life Bruce Bower Inside a sealed tank in a Suit
Famine reveals incredible shrinking iguanas: Science News Online, Jan. 8, 2000 Famine reveals incredible shrinking iguanas Susan Milius Marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands are the first vertebrat
X-ray Data Reveal Black Holes Galore: Science News Online, Jan. 15, 2000 X-ray Data Reveal Black Holes Galore Ron Cowen Viewed in visible light, the sky appears as a dark expanse, adorned with the tw
Nerve cells of ALS patients harbor virus: Science News Online, Jan. 15, 2000 Nerve cells of ALS patients harbor virus Nathan Seppa Fragments of viral genetic material show up with unusual frequency i
All mixed up over birds and dinosaurs: Science News Online, Jan. 15, 2000 All mixed up over birds and dinosaurs Richard Monastersky Red-faced and downhearted, paleontologists are growing convinced th
Popular Boys Show Their Tough Side: Science News Online, Jan. 22, 2000 Popular Boys Show Their Tough Side Bruce Bower In the grueling social world of grade school, there's a flip side to a boy's popu
Powerful explosive blasts onto scene: Science News Online, Jan. 22, 2000 Powerful explosive blasts onto scene Corinna Wu After nearly 20 years of effort, researchers have achieved the synthesis of oc
Liquid Assets: Science News Online, Jan. 29, 2000 Liquid Assets A new breed of bankers is helping communities save for un-rainy days Janet Raloff Before last fall's hurricane season deluged the south
Major mood swing alters Pacific character: Science News Online, Jan. 29, 2000 Major mood swing alters Pacific character Richard Monastersky Afflicted with a bipolar personality, the Pacific Ocean has
When Ants Squeak: Science News Online, Feb. 5, 2000 When Ants Squeak Eavesdropping on lesser-known bulletins from the hill Susan Milius If you haven't stuck an ant in your ear recently, don't write t
Drowned land holds clue to first Americans: Science News Online, Feb. 5, 2000 Drowned land holds clue to first Americans Richard Monastersky Combining the skills of the late Jacques Cousteau and Loui
Black hole recipe: Slow light, swirl atoms: Science News Online, Feb. 5, 2000 Black hole recipe: Slow light, swirl atoms Peter Weiss Physicists may soon create artificial black holes in the laborator
Novel diabetes strain has rapid onset: Science News Online, Feb. 5, 2000 Novel diabetes strain has rapid onset Nathan Seppa Every year, thousands of people, young and old, experience the malaise and 
Revved-Up Universe: Science News Online, Feb. 12, 2000 Revved-Up Universe Astronomers check out an expansive finding By R. Cowen Next week, the venerable American Museum of Natural History in New Yor
Revved-Up Universe: Science News Online, Feb. 12, 2000 Revved-Up Universe Astronomers check out an expansive finding Ron Cowen Next week, the venerable American Museum of Natural History in New York 
Researchers Probe Cell-Phone Effects: Science News Online, Feb. 12, 2000 Researchers Probe Cell-Phone Effects Janet Raloff Cell phones are hot. Some 85 million U.S. residents-30 percent of the popula
Stopping batteries from starting fires: Science News Online, Feb. 12, 2000 Stopping batteries from starting fires Corinna Wu A new flame-retardant substance can prevent rechargeable lithium-ion batte
Hunting for Higher Dimensions: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000 Hunting for Higher Dimensions Experimenters scurry to test new theories suggesting that extra dimensions are detectable By P. Weiss O
Hunting for Higher Dimensions: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000 Hunting for Higher Dimensions Experimenters scurry to test new theories suggesting that extra dimensions are detectable Peter Weiss O
Two Meningitis Bacteria Yield Genomes: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000 Two Meningitis Bacteria Yield Genomes John Travis In many people, Neisseria meningitidis resides quietly in the nose or throa
Migration may reawaken Lyme disease: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000 Migration may reawaken Lyme disease Susan Milius Lyme disease may hide in healthy-looking birds until the stress of migration d
Melting nuclei re-create Big Bang broth: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000 Melting nuclei re-create Big Bang broth Peter Weiss A powerful particle accelerator in Switzerland may have briefly reprodu
Fly naps inspire dreams of sleep genetics: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000 Fly naps inspire dreams of sleep genetics Tina Hesman A good night's sleep is a necessary part of life for all birds and 
Climate's Long-Lost Twin: Science News Online, Feb. 26, 2000 > Climate's Long-Lost Twin A warm spell in the distant past holds soggy clues to the future Richard Monastersky Clinging to a cliff in the
Marrow Can Hide Breast Cancer Cells: Science News Online, Feb. 26, 2000 > Marrow Can Hide Breast Cancer Cells Nathan Seppa Breast cancer's ability to silently spread to various parts of the body via 
New frog-killing disease may not be so new: Science News Online, Feb. 26, 2000 > New frog-killing disease may not be so new Susan Milius A skin disease that savaged frogs and toads on opposite sides 
Great Computations: Science News Online, Mar. 4, 2000 Great Computations Owners of home computers join researchers in cracking problems and crunching data By I. Peterson Computers at home or in the o
Great Computations: Science News Online, March 4, 2000 Great Computations Owners of home computers join researchers in cracking problems and crunching data Ivars Peterson Computers at home or in the 
Ancient Asian Tools Crossed the Line: Science News Online, March 4, 2000 Ancient Asian Tools Crossed the Line Bruce Bower Large stone-cutting tools dubbed hand axes regularly appear at prehistoric ar
Fused cells hold promise of cancer vaccines: Science News Online, March 4, 2000 Fused cells hold promise of cancer vaccines John Travis What a shocking development. With small pulses of electricity, 
Is Snoring a DiZZZease?: Science News Online, March 11, 2000 > Is Snoring a DiZZZease? Nighttime noises may serve as a wake-up call for future illness Damaris Christensen Snoring is one of those prob
Pregnantand Still Macho: Science News Online, March 11, 2000 > Pregnant-and Still Macho Male seahorses allow scientists to test extreme notions of sex-role reversal Susan Milius One-half of the huma
Pollution Keeps Rain up in the Air: Science News Online, March 11, 2000 > Pollution Keeps Rain up in the Air Tina Hesman Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow falls heavily in extremely polluted areas, s
Meteoric wallop may have diversified life: Science News Online, March 11, 2000 > Meteoric wallop may have diversified life Ron Cowen Some 540 million years ago, life on Earth exploded in diversity. O
Chocolate Hearts: Science News Online, March 18, 2000 > Chocolate Hearts Yummy and good medicine? Janet Raloff More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate changed hands in the United States 
Good Readers May Get Perceptual Lift: Science News Online, March 18, 2000 > Good Readers May Get Perceptual Lift Bruce Bower Few educational topics incite as much disagreement as how best to teach gr
Message in DNA tops Science Talent Search: Science News Online, March 18, 2000 > Message in DNA tops Science Talent Search John Travis With the presidential nominations for both parties settled, the 
Greenhouse Gassed: Science News Online, March 25, 2000 Greenhouse Gassed Carbon dioxide spells indigestion for food chains Tina Hesman "The last thing I'd want to get reincarnated as is a caterpillar
Researchers enjoy bitter taste of success: Science News Online, March 25, 2000 Researchers enjoy bitter taste of success Tina Hesman Taste has been the most elusive of the five senses. Now, genetic w
Cloned pigs, down on the corporate farm: Science News Online, March 25, 2000 Cloned pigs, down on the corporate farm John Travis Dozing on a farm in Blacksburg, Va., are Alexis, Carrel, Christa, Dotc
The Buck Starts Here: Science News Online, April 1, 2000 The Buck Starts Here The U.S. Mint performed some neat tricks to make a golden dollar Corinna Wu Poor Susan B. Anthony. A pioneering 19th-cent
More Waters Test Positive for Drugs: Science News Online, April 1, 2000 More Waters Test Positive for Drugs Janet Raloff Over the past decade, European chemists have been documenting widespread pharm
Toxin in absinthe makes neurons run wild: Science News Online, April 1, 2000 Toxin in absinthe makes neurons run wild Corinna Wu In the late 20th century, espressos and caffe lattes became available 
Pushing the Mood Swings: Science News Online, April 8, 2000 > Pushing the Mood Swings Social and psychological forces sway the course of manic depression Bruce Bower Manic depression, also known as b
The New GI Tracts: Science News Online, April 8, 2000 > The New GI Tracts For preventing heart disease, diets that control insulin are all the buzz Janet Raloff It's hard to meander down the health-a
A Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses: Science News Online, April 8, 2000 > A Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses Ron Cowen When a newly discovered comet named Hyakutake passed near Earth about 4 years a
How whales, dolphins, seals dive so deep: Science News Online, April 8, 2000 > How whales, dolphins, seals dive so deep Susan Milius A nerve-racking effort to attach cameras to marine mammals has sho
Music without Borders: Science News Online, April 15, 2000 Music without Borders When birds trill and whales woo-oo, we call it singing. Are we serious? Susan Milius Luis Baptista-presumably-is not m
Early New World Settlers Rise in East: Science News Online, April 15, 2000 Early New World Settlers Rise in East Bruce Bower Virginia, a state perhaps best known for its links to colonial America, co
Loosen Up: Science News Online, April 22, 2000 Loosen Up Bacterial toxin may lead to less painful treatments for diabetes and brain cancer John Travis Take the nasty bacterium that causes cholera, de
Mosquito Magnets: Science News Online, April 22, 2000 Mosquito Magnets Your skin chemicals lure blood-sucking insects to their next meal Corinna Wu Ah, summer nights! The heat and humidity mingle wit
Telltale Dino Heart Hints at Warm Blood: Science News Online, April 22, 2000 Telltale Dino Heart Hints at Warm Blood Tina Hesman He could tell just by looking that this dame had a heart of stone. Whe
Boning up on calcium shouldn't be sporadic: Science News Online, April 22, 2000 Boning up on calcium shouldn't be sporadic Janet Raloff Calcium supplements can preserve and even build bones in the la
The Meaning of Life: Science News Online, April 29, 2000 The Meaning of Life Computers are unscrambling genomes to reveal the secrets in DNA codes Tina Hesman In a football field-size room that genet
Balloon Sounds Out the Early Universe: Science News Online, April 29, 2000 Balloon Sounds Out the Early Universe Ron Cowen Intrepid explorers braved the unknown to find that the world is round. Now, 
Placebos for depression attract scrutiny: Science News Online, April 29, 2000 Placebos for depression attract scrutiny Bruce Bower New antidepressant medications have gained widespread use in the pas
Cloning extends life of cellsand cows?: Science News Online, April 29, 2000 Cloning extends life of cells-and cows? John Travis Last year, the scientists who created Dolly the cloned sheep raised th
Changes of Mathematical State: Science News Online, May 6, 2000 Changes of Mathematical State Untangling a web of conflicting demands can be tough on computers By I. Peterson The frazzled host of an 
Changes of Mathematical State: Science News Online, May 6, 2000 Changes of Mathematical State Untangling a web of conflicting demands can be tough on computers Ivars Peterson The frazzled host of an 
Drug Eases Bone Cancer Pain in Mice: Science News Online, May 6, 2000 Drug Eases Bone Cancer Pain in Mice Nathan Seppa People with bone cancer say the pain they feel is worse than any other they've e
Intergalactic magnetism runs deep and wide: Science News Online, May 6, 2000 Intergalactic magnetism runs deep and wide Peter Weiss Hunting for magnetic energy in intergalactic space, researchers hav
Downtown Fisheries?: Science News Online, May 13, 2000 Downtown Fisheries? Advances may make fish farming a healthy prospect, even for inner cities Janet Raloff An economic renaissance is apparent in
Astronomers find evidence of missing matter: Science News Online, May 13, 2000 Astronomers find evidence of missing matter Ron Cowen If astronomers were in charge of a lost-and-found department, they
Hunting Prehistoric Hurricanes: Science News Online, May 20, 2000 Hunting Prehistoric Hurricanes Storm-tossed sand offers a record of ancient cyclones John Travis The transformation was stunning: One
Grade-Schoolers Grow into Sleep Loss: Science News Online, May 20, 2000 Grade-Schoolers Grow into Sleep Loss Bruce Bower By the time they enter sixth grade, many middle-class children sleep so little
Bdelloids: No sex for over 40 million years: Science News Online, May 20, 2000 Bdelloids: No sex for over 40 million years Susan Milius Talk about a dry spell. Microscopic bdelloid rotifers have seem
Motor City hosts top science fair winners: Science News Online, May 20, 2000 Motor City hosts top science fair winners John Travis They may not have lived up to the classic Motown hit by dancing in t
All Aglow in the Early Universe: Science News Online, May 27, 2000 All Aglow in the Early Universe Was the infant cosmos a star-making machine? Ron Cowen As astronomers peer ever deeper into space an
Building Blocks of Talk: Science News Online, May 27, 2000 Building Blocks of Talk When babies babble, they may say a lot about speech Bruce Bower When you tell someone to stop babbling, your meaning
Newfound Galaxy Goes the Distance: Science News Online, May 27, 2000 Newfound Galaxy Goes the Distance Ron Cowen Astronomers have discovered a galaxy so remote that the light reaching Earth left the 
Popularity of germ fighter raises concern: Science News Online, May 27, 2000 Popularity of germ fighter raises concern John Travis Deodorants, mouthwashes, toothpastes, soaps, cutting boards, baby to
New inner ear hair cells grow in rat tissue: Science News Online, May 27, 2000 New inner ear hair cells grow in rat tissue Nathan Seppa As many aging rock stars have learned, hearing loss due to inne
Endgame for Epilepsy?: Science News Online, June 3, 2000 > Endgame for Epilepsy? Researchers look toward a cure Damaris Christensen On screen, a baby waves her arms and gurgles happily, then tenses, 
Endgame for Epilepsy?: Science News Online, June 3, 2000 > Endgame for Epilepsy? Researchers look toward a cure By D. Christensen On screen, a baby waves her arms and gurgles happily, then tenses, sc
Code Breakers: Science News Online, June 3, 2000 > Code Breakers Scientists are altering bacteria in a most fundamental way Tina Hesman Something extraordinarily unnatural is about to take shape in P
Future Looks Cloudy for Arctic Ozone: Science News Online, June 3, 2000 > Future Looks Cloudy for Arctic Ozone Jessica Gorman Polar stratospheric clouds look lovely, glowing in streaks of spring Anta
Viruses that slay bacteria draw new interest: Science News Online, June 3, 2000 > Viruses that slay bacteria draw new interest John Travis For people with a damaged liver or too much iron in their bl
Spectrum deftly takes visible light's pulse: Science News Online, June 3, 2000 > Spectrum deftly takes visible light's pulse Peter Weiss Is there really treasure at the end of the rainbow? Yes, say s
Tsunami! At Lake Tahoe?: Science News Online, June 10, 2000 > Tsunami! At Lake Tahoe? Surprised tourists could catch the ultimate wave Kathryn Brown Postcards from Lake Tahoe all flaunt a peaceful, b
Enzyme Shortage May Lead to Lupus: Science News Online, June 10, 2000 > Enzyme Shortage May Lead to Lupus Nathan Seppa Just as the garbage that collected in streets during the Middle Ages sustained r
Light pulses flout sacrosanct speed limit: Science News Online, June 10, 2000 > Light pulses flout sacrosanct speed limit Peter Weiss Five years ago, a wave of discontent swept away the 55-mile-per-h
The Power of Partitions: Science News Online, June 17, 2000 > The Power of Partitions Writing a whole number as the sum of smaller numbers springs a mathematical surprise Ivars Peterson Just a year b
Excreted Drugs: Something Looks Fishy: Science News Online, June 17, 2000 > Excreted Drugs: Something Looks Fishy Janet Raloff Doctors recommend drinking plenty of water to replenish lost fluids and 
Neandertals' diet put meat in their bones: Science News Online, June 17, 2000 > Neandertals' diet put meat in their bones Bruce Bower Neandertals' bones preserve a story of their consuming passion fo
Cicada Subtleties: Science News Online, June 24, 2000 Cicada Subtleties What part of 10,000 cicadas screeching don't you understand? By S. Milius The bit that everybody missed was hardly hidden. Male
Model Tracks Storms from the Sun: Science News Online, June 24, 2000 Model Tracks Storms from the Sun R. Cowen Hell hath no fury like a solar storm. When the sun blows its top, it hurls billions of t
Overlooked fossil spread first feathers: Science News Online, June 24, 2000 Overlooked fossil spread first feathers S. Milius A new look at a fossil that had been lying in a drawer in Moscow for near
Human Genome Work Reaches Milestone: Science News Online, July 1, 2000 Human Genome Work Reaches Milestone J. Travis It's official. Biology's hottest race has been declared an amicable tie, even thou
Martian leaks: Hints of present-day water: Science News Online, July 1, 2000 Martian leaks: Hints of present-day water R. Cowen In some of the coldest regions on Mars, water appears to have recently 
Sobering Work: Science News Online, July 8, 2000 Sobering Work Unraveling alcohol's effects on the developing brain By D. Christensen At parties, young women often want to talk to James R. West. Sure
Magnifier May Crack Crimes, Crashes: Science News Online, July 8, 2000 Magnifier May Crack Crimes, Crashes P. Weiss Presidencies have teetered because of information captured on audiotapes. Tape-reco
Lakes reveal low phosphate concentrations, Crashes: Science News Online, July 8, 2000 Lakes reveal low phosphate concentrations J. Gorman Like any other critters, organisms at the bottom of food chai
An Ounce of Prevention: Science News Online, July 15, 2000 An Ounce of Prevention Fresh approaches may cut back greenhouse-gas emissions By S. Perkins An old proverb says that people who live in glas
Possible Alzheimer's vaccine seems safe: Science News Online, July 15, 2000 Possible Alzheimer's vaccine seems safe J. Travis The first tests in people of a vaccine that may slow or prevent the devas
Pass the Genes, Please: Science News Online, July 22, 2000 Pass the Genes, Please Gene swapping muddles the history of microbes By J. Travis Thanks to marriage and birth records, human genealogy is r
Device Sees More inside Live Cells: Science News Online, July 22, 2000 Device Sees More inside Live Cells P. Weiss The delicate touch of visible light allows scientists to peer into living cells with
Edible vaccine spawns antibodies to virus: Science News Online, July 22, 2000 Edible vaccine spawns antibodies to virus N. Seppa Scientists have genetically engineered potatoes for the first time to 
Detoxifying Desert's Manna: Science News Online, July 29, 2000 Detoxifying Desert's Manna Farmers need no longer fear the sweet pea's dryland cousin By J. Raloff For thousands of years, people dwelli
Study of stimulant therapy raises concerns: Science News Online, July 29, 2000 Study of stimulant therapy raises concerns B. Bower The first long-term effort to track stimulant therapy in a large pop
Telescope finds tiny moon of Jupiter: Science News Online, July 29, 2000 Telescope finds tiny moon of Jupiter R. Cowen Jan. 7, 1610, was a red-letter day for astronomy. That evening, as Jupiter rose 
Inside Violent Worlds: Science News Online, Aug. 5, 2000 Inside Violent Worlds Political conflict and terror look different up close and local By B. Bower On the porch of a small house in war-ravaged
Crystal Reveals Unexpected Beginnings: Science News Online, Aug. 5, 2000 Crystal Reveals Unexpected Beginnings J. Gorman Birth is a tough process, particularly for crystals. Before a crystalline stru
Evidence grows for nearby planetary system: Science News Online, Aug. 5, 2000 Evidence grows for nearby planetary system R. Cowen Although it lies close to Earth, the star Epsilon Eridani could well 
Ebola protein explains deadly mystery: Science News Online, Aug. 5, 2000 Ebola protein explains deadly mystery J. Travis A gruesomely detailed account of a 1989 Ebola virus outbreak in a monkey house
Mathematician on Ice: Science News Online, Aug. 5, 2000 Mathematician on Ice Adventurous voyages to Antarctica test mathematical models of sea ice By I. Peterson A winter expedition into frigid Antar
Ribosomes Reveal Their RNA Secrets: Science News Online, Aug. 12, 2000 Ribosomes Reveal Their RNA Secrets J. Gorman Ribosomes, the cell's protein factories, have been tough targets for researchers ai
Ibuprofen cuts Alzheimer protein build-up: Science News Online, Aug. 12, 2000 Ibuprofen cuts Alzheimer protein build-up J. Travis To stop Alzheimer's disease, a leading theory proposes reducing in-br
Comet LINEAR: Breaking up isn't hard to do: Science News Online, Aug. 12, 2000 Comet LINEAR: Breaking up isn't hard to do R. Cowen It took some 4 billion years for Comet LINEAR-S4 to leave its icy ho
The New Cavity Fighters: Science News Online, Aug. 19, 2000 The New Cavity Fighters Novel products could lead to fewer dates with the drill By J. Gorman Smile wide and check out those pearly whites i
Infectious Notion: Science News Online, Aug. 19, 2000 Infectious Notion Lessons from gene therapy promote viruses as cancer fighters By R. Bennett Poisons. Radiation. Scalpels. Cancer treatments can 
Skin cells reveal they have hairy origins: Science News Online, Aug. 19, 2000 Skin cells reveal they have hairy origins J. Travis About every 2 weeks, people literally shed their skin. That's how lon
Nanotechnologists get a squirt gun, almost: Science News Online, Aug. 19, 2000 Nanotechnologists get a squirt gun, almost P. Weiss It's anything but a Super Soaker. According to computer simulations 
Seeking the Mother of all Matter: Science News Online, Aug. 26, 2000 Seeking the Mother of all Matter World's mightiest particle collider may transform less-than-nothing into a primordial something B
Nausea drug may aid alcoholism treatment: Science News Online, Aug. 26, 2000 Nausea drug may aid alcoholism treatment B. Bower A drug that lowers the activity of serotonin and other chemical messenge
New Concerns about Phthalates: Science News Online, Sept. 2, 2000 New Concerns about Phthalates Ingredients of common plastics, may harm boys as they develop By Janet Raloff Phthalates. Difficult to 
Transplanted Hopes: Science News Online, Sept. 2, 2000 Transplanted Hopes Islet-cell success may bring a diabetes cure closer By Damaris Christensen A compelling description of untreated diabetes com
Brain-Cell Loss Found in Narcolepsy: Science News Online, Sept. 2, 2000 Brain-Cell Loss Found in Narcolepsy John Travis For years, the first line in Jerome M. Siegel's research-grant applications sim
Through the Looking Glass: Science News Online, Sept. 9, 2000 Through the Looking Glass Reflections on a mirror universe By Ron Cowen There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are drea
Ancient Site Holds Cannibalism Clues: Science News Online, Sept. 9, 2000 Ancient Site Holds Cannibalism Clues Bruce Bower Excavations of three 850-year-old pit dwellings strewn with butchered human s
High-Flying Science, with Strings Attached: Science News Online, Sept. 16, 2000 High-Flying Science, with Strings Attached In the hands of scientists, a toy does serious data gathering By Sid Perkins
Device ups hydrogen energy from sunlight: Science News Online, Sept. 16, 2000 Device ups hydrogen energy from sunlight Peter Weiss Here's a recipe for a cleaner, healthier planet: Take some water, ad
Unlocking Puzzling Polygons: Science News Online, Sept. 23, 2000 Unlocking Puzzling Polygons Proof settles a wickedly prickly question about unfurling crinkly shapes By Ivars Peterson Polygons come i
Most-Wanted Particle Appears, Perhaps: Science News Online, Sept. 23, 2000 Most-Wanted Particle Appears, Perhaps Peter Weiss Tantalizing new clues of a long-sought subatomic particle have set the par
Titanium makes move toward mainstream: Science News Online, Sept. 23, 2000 Titanium makes move toward mainstream Jessica Gorman Aeronautical engineers use titanium because it's strong, lightweight, a
Male Choice: Science News Online, Sept. 30, 2000 Male Choice The search for new contraceptives for men By Damaris Christensen In his memoirs, legendary 18th-century lover Giacomo Casanova recommended
Memory echoes in brain's sensory terrain: Science News Online, Sept. 30, 2000 Memory echoes in brain's sensory terrain Bruce Bower Psychologists have long noted that any of the sights, sounds, and ot
One-molecule chemistry gets big reaction: Science News Online, Sept. 30, 2000 One-molecule chemistry gets big reaction Peter Weiss Scientists have long wanted to carry out chemical reactions one mole
Breaking the Law: Science News Online, Oct. 7, 2000 Breaking the Law Can quantum mechanics + thermodynamics = perpetual motion? By Peter Weiss Hopeful inventors have for centuries tried to create mac
New Images: They Might Be Planets: Science News Online, Oct. 7, 2000 New Images: They Might Be Planets Ron Cowen Astronomers have obtained images of a group of objects beyond our solar system that, b
Beetle fights bass in mouthwash duel: Science News Online, Oct. 7, 2000 Beetle fights bass in mouthwash duel Susan Milius A whirligig beetle seeps white goo when pestered, and that slow ooze-instead 
Cetacean Seniors: Science News Online, Oct. 14, 2000 Cetacean Seniors Whales that give new meaning to longevity By Janet Raloff Like a stream of massive torpedoes, thousands of blubbery dynamos are m
Bacteria Provide a Frontline Defense: Science News Online, Oct. 14, 2000 Bacteria Provide a Frontline Defense Nathan Seppa With some genetic manipulation, scientists have turned mild-mannered bacteri
Some teens show signs of future depression: Science News Online, Oct. 14, 2000 Some teens show signs of future depression Bruce Bower Certain characteristics typify teens who suffer recurrences of de
Invisible Universe: Science News Online, Oct. 21, 2000 Invisible Universe X-ray astronomy opens a new window on the most energetic cosmic events By Ron Cowen Part one of a two-part series on recent f
AIDS Vaccine Tests Well in Monkeys: Science News Online, Oct. 21, 2000 AIDS Vaccine Tests Well in Monkeys N. Seppa With the help of two proteins that enhance the immune system's response to infection
New work improves stainless steel surface: Science News Online, Oct. 21, 2000 New work improves stainless steel surface J. Gorman Manufacturers polish, grind, and roll stainless steel to create count
Culture of the Sea: Science News Online, Oct. 28, 2000 Culture of the Sea Whales and dolphins strut their social stuff for scientists By Bruce Bower On a November day 9 years ago, Christophe Guinet a
Are most extrasolar planets hefty imposters?: Science News Online, Oct. 28, 2000 Are most extrasolar planets hefty imposters? Ron Cowen The population of extrasolar planets may be an illusion, accord
Nicotine metabolism may spawn carcinogen: Science News Online, Oct. 28, 2000 Nicotine metabolism may spawn carcinogen John Travis Chalk up another potential way for smoking tobacco to cause lung canc
Aircraft trick may give big rigs a gentle lift: Science News Online, Oct. 28, 2000 Aircraft trick may give big rigs a gentle lift Peter Weiss Even as fuel costs soar, truckers' loads could become les
King Midas' Modern Mourners: Science News Online, Nov. 4, 2000 King Midas' Modern Mourners Chemistry resurrects-in Philadelphia-an ancient funeral banquet By Jessica Gorman "Pan scrapings!" announced
Early Biped Fossil Pops Up in Europe: Science News Online, Nov. 4, 2000 Early Biped Fossil Pops Up in Europe Sid Perkins When animals gave up the buoyancy of water to fight gravity and crawl about on
Killing immune cells thwarts arthritis: Science News Online, Nov. 4, 2000 Killing immune cells thwarts arthritis John Travis In a strategy compared to rebooting a frozen computer, researchers have su
Signs of mass-giving particle get stronger: Science News Online, Nov. 4, 2000 Signs of mass-giving particle get stronger Peter Weiss Signals from a particle collider near Geneva suggested in Septembe
Massive Fishery Resurfaces in Amazon: Science News Online, Nov. 11, 2000 Massive Fishery Resurfaces in Amazon Bruce Bower An aerial view of part of Bolivia's Amazon features a curious network of zigz
Little Big Wire: Science News Online, Nov. 18, 2000 Little Big Wire High-temperature superconductivity makes a bid for the power grid By Peter Weiss In 1986, scientists discovered a new family of mat
Chemistry Catches Cocaine at Source: Science News Online, Nov. 18, 2000 Chemistry Catches Cocaine at Source Jessica Gorman Law-enforcement officials have a new weapon in the hunt for South American g
To make bronze, tin flakes do a wild dance: Science News Online, Nov. 25, 2000 To make bronze, tin flakes do a wild dance Peter Weiss Jitterbugging flecks of metal are challenging some prevailing ide
Low-cal diet may reduce cancer in monkeys: Science News Online, Nov. 25, 2000 Low-cal diet may reduce cancer in monkeys John Travis Here's a fact that people stuffed with Thanksgiving stuffing might 
An early cosmic wallop for life on Earth?: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2000 An early cosmic wallop for life on Earth? Ron Cowen Life on Earth either started with a bang or it suffered an unusually 
Certain memories may rest on a good sleep: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2000 Certain memories may rest on a good sleep Bruce Bower When practicing a musical piece, a gymnastics move, or any other ac
Weight Matters, Even in the Womb: Science News Online, Dec. 9, 2000 Status at birth can foreshadow illnesses decades later By Damaris Christensen In the bathroom, at the gym, and in the doctor's offi
Chalk reveals greatest underwater landslide: Science News Online, Dec. 9, 2000 Chalk reveals greatest underwater landslide Laura Sivitz The cataclysmic event that wiped out the last dinosaurs also tr
Lemon-scented products spawn pollutants: Science News Online, Dec. 9, 2000 Lemon-scented products spawn pollutants Janet Raloff While prepping for holiday guests, many hosts will deploy cleaners and 
Genes on Display: Science News Online, Dec. 16, 2000 Genes on Display DNA becomes part of the artist's palette By John Travis A Time magazine cover featuring geneticists Francis Collins and J. Craig 
First Plant Genome Thrills Biologists: Science News Online, Dec. 16, 2000 First Plant Genome Thrills Biologists Laura Sivitz An international team of scientists has published the first nearly complet
Antibiotics, vitamins stall stomach cancer: Science News Online, Dec. 16, 2000 Antibiotics, vitamins stall stomach cancer Nathan Seppa In the 1970s, when he worked as a pathologist in the Colombian c
Visions of Infinity: Science News Online, Dec. 23 & 30, 2000 Visions of Infinity Tiling a hyperbolic floor inspires both mathematics and art By Ivars Peterson Even the most brilliant innovators get t
Botany under the Mistletoe: Science News Online, Dec. 23 & 30, 2000 Botany under the Mistletoe Twisters, spitters, and other flowery thoughts for romantic moments By Susan Milius A holiday merrymaker
Rodent Run: Science News Online, Dec. 23 & 30, 2000 Rodent Run Four little DNA-modified rats go to market By Bruce Bower It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Forgive the literary refe
Salmon puzzle: Why did males turn female?: Science News Online, Dec. 23 & 30, 2000 Salmon puzzle: Why did males turn female? Janet Raloff Every year, rivers of chinook-the Pacific's largest salmon-le
Researchers stretch for improved surfaces: Science News Online, Dec. 23 & 30, 2000 Researchers stretch for improved surfaces Jessica Gorman Chemical engineers have devised a simple way to create bett
Macho Waters: Science News Online, Jan. 6, 2001 Macho Waters Some river pollution spawns body-altering steroids Janet Raloff On the way back from a field trip to one of Alabama's barrier islands in t
Genes Seem to Link Unlikely Relatives: Science News Online, Jan. 6, 2001 Genes Seem to Link Unlikely Relatives Sid Perkins Similarities in DNA, the genetic material that's passed along from an animal
X rays unveil secret lives of black holes: Science News Online, Jan. 6, 2001 X rays unveil secret lives of black holes Ron Cowen Supermassive black holes lead busy lives behind veils of dust that kee
Stormy Weather: Science News Online, Jan. 13, 2001 Stormy Weather When the sun's fury maxes out, Earth may take a hit Ron Cowen Part one in a two-part series on the Earth-sun connection. On July 14, 
Do Meat and Dairy Harm Aging Bones?: Science News Online, Jan. 13, 2001 Do Meat and Dairy Harm Aging Bones? Janet Raloff With advancing age, our bodies experience an inexorable loss of bone. Two majo
Astronomers find two planetary systems: Science News Online, Jan. 13, 2001 Astronomers find two planetary systems Ron Cowen Planet hunters this week announced they had found two planetary systems, on
Protein May Tie Obesity to Diabetes: Science News Online, Jan. 20, 2001 Protein May Tie Obesity to Diabetes Nathan Seppa The high incidence of obesity among people with type II diabetes suggests a co
The Lives of Pandas: Science News Online, Jan. 27, 2001 The Lives of Pandas On a tight energy budget, newborns no bigger than chipmunks grow into roly-poly superstars Susan Milius The nation's capita
Light Stands Still in Atom Clouds: Science News Online, Jan. 27, 2001 Light Stands Still in Atom Clouds Peter Weiss Two independent teams of physicists have overcome the restless nature of light and 
Explosions, not collision, sank the Kursk: Science News Online, Jan. 27, 2001 Explosions, not collision, sank the Kursk Sid Perkins The Kursk-one of the largest submarines ever built and the pride of
Medicinal Mimicry: Science News Online, Feb. 3, 2001 Medicinal Mimicry Sometimes, placebos work-but how? Damaris Christensen Simply participating in a medical-research trial sometimes improves a pers
Seismic shivers tell of tornado touchdown: Science News Online, Feb. 3, 2001 Seismic shivers tell of tornado touchdown Linda Wang For years, people unfortunate enough to have been standing close to w
Science Talent Search announces finalists: Science News Online, Feb. 3, 2001 Science Talent Search announces finalists Jessica Gorman For decades, leaders in science and technology have kicked off th
Statins Take On the Brain: Science News Online, Feb. 10, 2001 Statins Take On the Brain Cholesterol-lowering drugs may also treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease John Travis They make up one of the mo
Hop . . . Hop . . . Hopbots!: Science News Online, Feb. 10, 2001 Hop . . . Hop . . . Hopbots! Designers of small, mobile robots take cues from grasshoppers and frogs Peter Weiss Rush Robinett got the
Old stars reveal universe's minimum age: Science News Online, Feb. 10, 2001 Old stars reveal universe's minimum age Linda Wang Astronomers agree that the universe began in a Big Bang. Just how long a
Infection divides two wasp species: Science News Online, Feb. 10, 2001 Infection divides two wasp species Susan Milius Giving antibiotics to tiny wasps to cure them of a sex-related disease reveals t
HIV-related viruses still cross species line: Science News Online, Feb. 10, 2001 HIV-related viruses still cross species line Nathan Seppa Scientists generally agree that simian viruses resembling th
Into the Mystic: Science News Online, Feb. 17, 2001 Into the Mystic Scientists confront the hazy realm of spiritual enlightenment Bruce Bower After spending 8 years training in the meditative practic
The Newly Sequenced Genome Bares All: Science News Online, Feb. 17, 2001 The Newly Sequenced Genome Bares All Jessa Netting and Linda Wang Come one, come all. The newly completed sequence of the huma
Scientists develop self-healing composites: Science News Online, Feb. 17, 2001 Scientists develop self-healing composites Sid Perkins Technology hasn't reached the point where a mechanic can walk up 
Muon orbits may defy main physics theory: Science News Online, Feb. 17, 2001 Muon orbits may defy main physics theory Peter Weiss By measuring a magnetic trait of electronlike muon particles, scienti
A Nation Aflame: Science News Online, Feb. 24, 2001 A Nation Aflame After last year's conflagrations, can we learn to live with wildfire? Sid Perkins Last year's wildfire season, one of the worst in 
Seeming sedate, some solid surfaces seethe: Science News Online, Feb. 24, 2001 Seeming sedate, some solid surfaces seethe Peter Weiss Scientists have long thought that the surface atoms of a solid fi
Some police see through killer's lies: Science News Online, March 3, 2001 Some police see through killer's lies Bruce Bower Murderers brought in for questioning by the police have plenty of reasons t
Run-of-the-mill compound becomes superstar: Science News Online, March 3, 2001 Run-of-the-mill compound becomes superstar Peter Weiss Physicists in Japan have found superconductivity at a surprisingl
Making Sense of Centenarians: Science News Online, March 10, 2001 Making Sense of Centenarians Genes and lifestyle help people live through a century Damaris Christensen My great-grandmother was born
Sedentary Off-hours Link to Alzheimer's: Science News Online, March 10, 2001 Sedentary Off-hours Link to Alzheimer's Nathan Seppa The cause of Alzheimer's disease is unknown, but various studies sugg
Science Talent Search winners shine bright: Science News Online, March 17, 2001 Science Talent Search winners shine bright Jessica Gorman Even as the NASDAQ stock market slumped last Monday, the futu
Where's the Book?: Science News Online, March 24, 2001 Where's the Book? Science education is redefining texts Janet Raloff Second of a two-part series on middle-school science curricula. Part one, "
Fossil Skull Diversifies Family Tree: Science News Online, March 24, 2001 Fossil Skull Diversifies Family Tree Bruce Bower Anthropologists have long held that the earliest members of the human evolut
Frigid 'dynamite' assembles into superatom: Science News Online, March 24, 2001 Frigid 'dynamite' assembles into superatom Peter Weiss Since 1995, studies of a new and strange state of matter called 
Breathing on the Edge: Science News Online, March 31, 2001 Breathing on the Edge Going to great heights hurts, and scientists are learning why Jessica Gorman In 1923, George Mallory famously proclaim
Bacterial cells reveal skeletal structures: Science News Online, March 31, 2001 Bacterial cells reveal skeletal structures Jessa Netting Bacteria are different from you and me. Always the minimalists
A Dark Force in the Universe: Science News Online, April 7, 2001 A Dark Force in the Universe Scientists try to determine what's revving up the cosmos Ron Cowen Three years ago, observations of dista
Early Brazilians Unveil African Look: Science News Online, April 7, 2001 Early Brazilians Unveil African Look Bruce Bower The stormy scientific debate over the origins of the first Americans has take
A comet's odd orbit hints at hidden planet: Science News Online, April 7, 2001 A comet's odd orbit hints at hidden planet Ron Cowen Far beyond the solar system's nine known planets, a body as massive
Boosting Boron Could Be Healthful: Science News Online, April 14, 2001 Boosting Boron Could Be Healthful Janet Raloff It's hard to ignore the body's need for major nutrients-proteins, vitamins, and e
Lifestyles of the bright and toxic overlap: Science News Online, April 14, 2001 Lifestyles of the bright and toxic overlap Susan Milius They're bright, beautiful, and dangerous to eat. But until now,
Circle Game: Science News Online, April 21, 2001 Circle Game Packing circles within a circle turns a mathematical surprise Ivars Peterson The geometric realm of circles seems an unlikely setting for 
Friend or Foe? Old Elephants Know: Science News Online, April 21, 2001 Friend or Foe? Old Elephants Know Susan Milius Seniors of the elephant matriarchy, females at least 55 years old, turn out to be
Big dam in China may warm Japan: Science News Online, April 21, 2001 Big dam in China may warm Japan Sid Perkins The link between widespread industrial activity and global warming has long been on th
Back from the Brink: Science News Online, April 28, 2001 Back from the Brink Psychological treatments for schizophrenia attract renewed interest Bruce Bower Leslie Greenblat learned she had schizophr
Peru Holds Oldest New World City: Science News Online, April 28, 2001 Peru Holds Oldest New World City Bruce Bower New York City is the Big Apple. New Orleans is the Big Easy. Now, make way for Caral
New device opens next chapter on E-paper: Science News Online, April 28, 2001 New device opens next chapter on E-paper Jessica Gorman Imagine folding up today's newspaper only to unroll it tomorrow a
The Latest Pisces of an Evolutionary Puzzle: Science News Online, May 5, 2001 The Latest Pisces of an Evolutionary Puzzle A fascinating fish that time hasn't forgotten Sid Perkins When Pieter C.R. Ve
Rocks May Have Given a Hand to Life: Science News Online, May 5, 2001 Rocks May Have Given a Hand to Life Jessica Gorman A long-standing mystery about the origin of life has a new possible solution. 
Epileptic seizures may be predictable: Science News Online, May 5, 2001 Epileptic seizures may be predictable Jessa Netting People with epilepsy typically lead peaceful lives in the days and hours be
Big Bergs Ahoy!: Science News Online, May 12, 2001 Big Bergs Ahoy! An armada of ice sets sail for the new millennium Sid Perkins What's eating Antarctica? In March 2000, an 11,000-square-kilometer ic
Lead Therapy Won't Help Most Kids: Science News Online, May 12, 2001 Lead Therapy Won't Help Most Kids Janet Raloff Drugs exist that will bind to lead and remove the toxic heavy metal from a person's
Hurricanes' full havoc yet to be felt: Science News Online, May 12, 2001 Hurricanes' full havoc yet to be felt Sid Perkins Forget about a mere one-two punch. When Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene 
Cosmic Chemistry Gets Creative: Science News Online, May 19, 2001 Cosmic Chemistry Gets Creative Big guns, bench work: How life could've come from above Jessica Gorman In a laboratory at the Universi
Anticancer Protein Locks onto DNA: Science News Online, May 19, 2001 Anticancer Protein Locks onto DNA Jessa Netting Scientists now have a toehold on a slippery problem in cancer biology: the action 
San Jose hosts 2001 science competition: Science News Online, May 19, 2001 San Jose hosts 2001 science competition Jessica Gorman More than 1,200 high school students flocked to the epicenter of high
Captured on Camera: Are They Planets?: Science News Online, May 26, 2001 Captured on Camera: Are They Planets? Hunting planets in some of the nearest-and least-explored-star-forming regions Ron Cowen
Early Mammal's Jaw Lost Its Groove: Science News Online, May 26, 2001 Early Mammal's Jaw Lost Its Groove Sid Perkins A tiny fossil skull found within 195-million-year-old Chinese sediments provides e
Look on the bright side and survive longer: Science News Online, May 26, 2001 Look on the bright side and survive longer Bruce Bower Brief autobiographies written more than 60 years ago by a group of
Evolution's Youth Movement: Science News Online, June 2, 2001 Evolution's Youth Movement Fossil children may harbor clues to humanity's origins Bruce Bower Anthropologists usually don't find the skel
Molecular Chemistry Takes a New Twist: Science News Online, June 2, 2001 Molecular Chemistry Takes a New Twist Jessica Gorman In a discovery that could have implications for biological research, new 
Pitching Science: Science News Online, June 9, 2001 Pitching Science Engineers who track baseballs catch insights into the game Peter Weiss The pitcher's action up to the release of the ball is part 
Beyond Bones: Science News Online, June 9, 2001 Beyond Bones Trace fossils yield important clues to ancient life Sid Perkins When detectives investigate a murder, they don't just look at the dead bod
Endangered condors lay first eggs in wild: Science News Online, June 9, 2001 Endangered condors lay first eggs in wild Janet Raloff California condors are again mating in the wild. There are only 59 
Coming to Terms with Death: Science News Online, June 16, 2001 Coming to Terms with Death Accurate descriptions of a cell's demise may offer clues to diseases and treatments Janet Raloff Death is a p
Healthy aging may depend on past habits: Science News Online, June 16, 2001 Healthy aging may depend on past habits Bruce Bower Men younger than 50 can exert substantial control over their eventual p
Nearby star may have its own asteroid belt: Science News Online, June 16, 2001 Nearby star may have its own asteroid belt Ron Cowen Observations of warm dust swaddling a young, nearby star suggest th
Perfecting Porosity: Science News Online, June 23, 2001 Perfecting Porosity Better living through holey chemistry Jessica Gorman Some chemists worry plenty about nothing . . . . Well, almost nothing.
Physics Bedrock Cracks, Sun Shines In: Science News Online, June 23, 2001 Physics Bedrock Cracks, Sun Shines In Peter Weiss By solving a decades-long mystery about the sun, researchers have set off a
Two new dinosaurs chiseled from fossil gap: Science News Online, June 23, 2001 Two new dinosaurs chiseled from fossil gap Charlotte Schubert A 1-ton, potbellied vegetarian and a fierce, two-legged pr
Dances with Robots: Science News Online, June 30, 2001 Dances with Robots The military is betting millions that technology can turn soldiers into superhumans Peter Weiss The legs of an aluminum skele
Critical Care: Sugar Limit Saves Lives: Science News Online, June 30, 2001 Critical Care: Sugar Limit Saves Lives Damaris Christensen People recovering from surgery in intensive care units face sever
Faces of Perception: Science News Online, July 7, 2001 Faces of Perception It's tough to explain how people so easily tell one face from another Bruce Bower Newborn babies are wrinkled, wide-eyed str
Landfills Make Mercury More Toxic: Science News Online, July 7, 2001 Landfills Make Mercury More Toxic Janet Raloff Mercury, a nerve poison, is a major ingredient in many products-from thermometers a
Nicotine spurs vessel growth, maybe cancer: Science News Online, July 7, 2001 Nicotine spurs vessel growth, maybe cancer Nathan Seppa More than 4,000 chemicals make up cigarette smoke, and many of th
Sticky Situations: Science News Online, July 14, 2001 Sticky Situations Scientists are beginning to understand how bacteria find strength in numbers Jessa Netting Every night, a social transformation
Earliest Ancestor Emerges in Africa: Science News Online, July 14, 2001 Earliest Ancestor Emerges in Africa Bruce Bower Our ancient kin have taken a big step back in time. An international team worki
New type of hydrothermal vent looms large: Science News Online, July 14, 2001 New type of hydrothermal vent looms large Sid Perkins A newly found hydrothermal vent system, which its discoverers have 
Power Harvests: Science News Online, July 21, 2001 Power Harvests The salvation of many U.S. farmers may be blowing in the wind Janet Raloff During the Vietnam War, Daniel Juhl toiled as a missile-gu
Ebola May Enter Cell via Folate Gate: Science News Online, July 21, 2001 Ebola May Enter Cell via Folate Gate Nathan Seppa Every virus thrives by invading cells, replicating within them, and then spr
Environment's stuck with nonstick coatings: Science News Online, July 21, 2001 Environment's stuck with nonstick coatings Jessica Gorman The family of nonstick materials that includes Teflon can degr
A Rocky Bicentennial: Science News Online, July 28, 2001 A Rocky Bicentennial Asteroids come of age Ron Cowen Built atop a 12th-century tower in the royal palace of Sicily, the Palermo Observatory ha
Bacteria live inside bacteria in mealybug: Science News Online, July 28, 2001 Bacteria live inside bacteria in mealybug Charlotte Schubert The ability of life forms to co-opt each other has taken a n
Don't look now, but is that dog laughing?: Science News Online, July 28, 2001 Don't look now, but is that dog laughing? Susan Milius Amid all the panting, a dog at play makes a distinctive, breathy e
Busting the Gut Busters: Science News Online, Aug. 4, 2001 Busting the Gut Busters Virulent E. coli are revealing some weaknesses Charlotte Schubert It can take as few as 10 live bacteria in a underc
Gene Makes Tomatoes Tolerate Salt: Science News Online, Aug. 4, 2001 Gene Makes Tomatoes Tolerate Salt John Travis The birthplace of agriculture, the Mideast's Fertile Crescent, became largely a dese
Surgery for epilepsy outshines medication: Science News Online, Aug. 4, 2001 Surgery for epilepsy outshines medication Nathan Seppa People with severe epilepsy who undergo brain surgery have markedly
Brains in Dreamland: Science News Online, Aug. 11, 2001 Brains in Dreamland Scientists hope to raise the neural curtain on sleep's virtual theater Bruce Bower After his father's death in 1896, Vienne
Light's Debut: Good Morning, Starshine!: Science News Online, Aug. 11, 2001 Light's Debut: Good Morning, Starshine! Ron Cowen Astronomers have for the first time detected signs of one of the earliest
Vaccine Verity: Science News Online, Aug. 18, 2001 Vaccine Verity New studies weigh benefits and risks Damaris Christensen Smallpox. Measles. Mumps. Polio. These words once conjured up images of peop
Drugs Counter Mad Cow Agent in Cells: Science News Online, Aug. 18, 2001 Drugs Counter Mad Cow Agent in Cells John Travis Fueled only by promising studies of cells, a California research team has inv
Astronomers spy familiar planetary system: Science News Online, Aug. 18, 2001 Astronomers spy familiar planetary system Ron Cowen Studying a star in the Big Dipper, astronomers have for the first tim
Wanted: Reef Cleaners: Science News Online, Aug. 25, 2001 Wanted: Reef Cleaners Can spiny housekeepers save beleaguered Caribbean corals? Janet Raloff For millennia, hordes of delicate, nocturnal sea
Window Opens into Strange Nuclei: Science News Online, Aug. 25, 2001 Window Opens into Strange Nuclei Peter Weiss Some of the strangest atomic nuclei ever observed have made fleeting appearances in a
20/20 lenses coat body of sea creature: Science News Online, Aug. 25, 2001 20/20 lenses coat body of sea creature Charlotte Schubert Look closely enough at the arms of the brittlestar, a starfish rel
The Seeing Tongue: Science News Online, Sept. 1, 2001 > The Seeing Tongue In-the-mouth electrodes give blind people a feel for vision Peter Weiss Blind since birth, Marie-Laure Martin had always thou
Pi  la Mode: Science News Online, Sept. 1, 2001 > Pi  la Mode Mathematicians tackle the seeming randomness of pi's digits Ivars Peterson Memorizing the digits of pi-the ratio of a circle's circumfe
Human Brains May Take Unique Turn: Science News Online, Sept. 1, 2001 > Human Brains May Take Unique Turn Bruce Bower Two neuroscientists have tapped into what may represent a fundamental difference 
It's a snake! No, a fish. An octopus?: Science News Online, Sept. 1, 2001 > It's a snake! No, a fish. An octopus? Susan Milius Whether the so-called mimic octopus could impersonate Madonna or Preside
Faster, Better, Cleaner?: Science News Online, Sept. 8, 2001 Faster, Better, Cleaner? New liquids take aim at old-fashioned chemistry Jessica Gorman With increasing frequency, today's chemists are se
Immunity's Eyes: Science News Online, Sept. 8, 2001 Immunity's Eyes Biologists reveal the proteins that first see dangerous microbes John Travis About 3 weeks after a 4-year-old boy visited the emerg
Arteries may be vulnerable to HIV attack: Science News Online, Sept. 8, 2001 Arteries may be vulnerable to HIV attack John Travis Until the mid-1990s, with the advent of the antiviral drugs known as 
Social Cats: Science News Online, Sept. 15, 2001 Social Cats Science pokes under the sofa, bats around a few ideas Susan Milius The most common myth that people have about cats is that they're solita
Neandertals show ancient signs of caring: Science News Online, Sept. 15, 2001 Neandertals show ancient signs of caring Bruce Bower A nearly toothless jawbone found last year in France, which represen
Speed demon gets hooked on silicon: Science News Online, Sept. 15, 2001 Speed demon gets hooked on silicon Peter Weiss Industrial scientists have devised a way to coat wafers of silicon, the stuff of
When Branes Collide: Science News Online, Sept. 22, 2001 When Branes Collide Stringing together a new theory for the origin of the universe Ron Cowen For an eternity, our universe lay dormant-a froze
New Fossils Resolve Whale's Origin: Science News Online, Sept. 22, 2001 New Fossils Resolve Whale's Origin Ben Harder Recent fossil finds from Pakistan overturn the picture of whale evolution long ch
Youthful nicotine addiction may be growing: Science News Online, Sept. 22, 2001 Youthful nicotine addiction may be growing Bruce Bower The proportion of teenagers and young adults who smoke cigarette
Dust, the Thermostat: Science News Online, Sept. 29, 2001 Dust, the Thermostat How tiny airborne particles manipulate global climate Sid Perkins First in a two-part series on environmental effects of
Atomic Crowds Tied by Quantum Thread: Science News Online, Sept. 29, 2001 Atomic Crowds Tied by Quantum Thread Peter Weiss Scientists have been predicting that the strangeness of quantum mechanics wi
Probe's comet encounter yields close-ups: Science News Online, Sept. 29, 2001 Probe's comet encounter yields close-ups Ben Harder Operating on a makeshift navigation system and performing an extra mi
Blood vessels (sans blood) shape organs: Science News Online, Sept. 29, 2001 Blood vessels (sans blood) shape organs John Travis It's obvious that organs maturing in a developing embryo need new bloo
Ill Winds: Science News Online, Oct. 6, 2001 Ill Winds Dust storms ferry toxic agents between countries and even continents Janet Raloff Second in a two-part series on the effects of the long-range m
Constant Changes: Science News Online, Oct. 6, 2001 Constant Changes If a constant of nature can vary, then so might laws of physics Peter Weiss Sometimes it's the tiniest differences that change eve
Chemical Neutralizes Anthrax Toxin: Science News Online, Oct. 6, 2001 Chemical Neutralizes Anthrax Toxin Nathan Seppa Scientists have created a synthetic compound that disables the toxin that makes t
Shrimps spew bubbles as hot as the sun: Science News Online, Oct. 6, 2001 Shrimps spew bubbles as hot as the sun Peter Weiss Pinkie-size marine crustaceans whose snappy noisemaking has already captiv
A Cosmic Crisis?: Science News Online, Oct. 13, 2001 A Cosmic Crisis? Dark doings in the universe Ron Cowen Astronomers appear to have a heavenly crisis on their hands, and it concerns material they 
Burned by Flame Retardants?: Science News Online, Oct. 13, 2001 Burned by Flame Retardants? Our bodies are accumulating chemicals from sofas, computers, and television sets Charlotte Schubert Two yea
Sperm Protein May Lead to Male Pill: Science News Online, Oct. 13, 2001 Sperm Protein May Lead to Male Pill John Travis Faced with countless competitors, a human sperm must be a world-class swimmer t
Dolly Was Lucky: Science News Online, Oct. 20, 2001 Dolly Was Lucky Scientists warn that cloning is too dangerous for people John Travis As scientists consider whether human cloning can be safe, the 
Another World Hides inside Coral Reefs: Science News Online, Oct. 20, 2001 Another World Hides inside Coral Reefs Susan Milius Specialized video equipment snaked into small crevices in coral reefs of
Retail meats host drug-resistant bacteria: Science News Online, Oct. 20, 2001 Retail meats host drug-resistant bacteria Janet Raloff There's a good chance your grocer's meats are tainted with bacteri
AMA: Drugs are for anthrax, not fear: Science News Online, Oct. 20, 2001 AMA: Drugs are for anthrax, not fear Janet Raloff News accounts have revealed that dozens of people in the United States were 
Epilepsy article wins award: Science News Online, Oct. 27, 2001 Epilepsy article wins award Julie Ann Miller Medical writers labor under an enhanced sense of responsibility. Their stories have the po
Fossils Indicate. . .Wow, What a Croc!: Science News Online, Oct. 27, 2001 Fossils Indicate. . .Wow, What a Croc! Sid Perkins Newly discovered fossils of an ancient cousin of modern crocodiles sugges
Team locates anthrax-receptor protein: Science News Online, Oct. 27, 2001 Team locates anthrax-receptor protein Nathan Seppa Scientists have identified the protein that enables the anthrax toxin to a
Brain Food: Science News Online, Nov. 3, 2001 Brain Food Choline enters the nutritional limelight Janet Raloff Body and mind both benefit from a dietary supplement called choline. Or so say health an
Even high-normal blood pressure is too high: Science News Online, Nov. 3, 2001 Even high-normal blood pressure is too high Ben Harder High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, and
Exploding wires open sharp X-ray eye: Science News Online, Nov. 3, 2001 Exploding wires open sharp X-ray eye Peter Weiss Some coffee-table books feature hair-raising microscopic views of insects, dus
The Seeds of Malaria: Science News Online, Nov. 10, 2001 The Seeds of Malaria Recent evolution cultivated a deadly scourge Ben Harder The statistics are grim. The parasites that cause malaria infect 
Human sweat packs a germ-killing punch: Science News Online, Nov. 10, 2001 Human sweat packs a germ-killing punch John Travis People working up a lather at the gym may be doing more than shedding a f
Meteor shower promises quite a show: Science News Online, Nov. 10, 2001 Meteor shower promises quite a show Ron Cowen In the early morning hours of Nov. 18, sky watchers in North America may be treat
Brain may forge some memories in waves: Science News Online, Nov. 10, 2001 Brain may forge some memories in waves Bruce Bower Although people effortlessly remember all sorts of everyday events, scien
Sneaky Calculations: Science News Online, Nov. 17, 2001 Sneaky Calculations How to trick other people's computers into solving your math problems Ivars Peterson Browsing the World Wide Web is a breez
Sediments Sink River's Flow into Sea: Science News Online, Nov. 17, 2001 Sediments Sink River's Flow into Sea Sid Perkins Pesticides, organic carbon, and other nutrients may be reaching the seafloor 
Cholesterol enables nerve cells to connect: Science News Online, Nov. 17, 2001 Cholesterol enables nerve cells to connect John Travis While cholesterol has a bad reputation for clogging up arteries a
The Mountain: Science News Online, Nov. 24, 2001 The Mountain Take a look at Mount Rainier, America's most dangerous volcano Sid Perkins Just after dusk on Aug. 14, at an amphitheater in Mount Rainie
Ripples Spread Wide from Ground Zero: Science News Online, Nov. 24, 2001 Ripples Spread Wide from Ground Zero Sid Perkins Even as personal and political shock waves began emanating from the Sept. 11 
Enzyme fighter works as well as tamoxifen: Science News Online, Nov. 24, 2001 Enzyme fighter works as well as tamoxifen Nathan Seppa A drug that physicians usually prescribe for breast cancer only af
Tough Choices: Science News Online, Dec. 1, 2001 Tough Choices Endangered species are keeping some landowners thirsty Janet Raloff In the arid West, water has always been scarce. To limit wars over t
Craft Probes Alien Planet's Atmosphere: Science News Online, Dec. 1, 2001 Craft Probes Alien Planet's Atmosphere Ron Cowen Astronomers have long wondered what the atmospheres of planets beyond the so
Human-cloning claim creates controversy: Science News Online, Dec. 1, 2001 Human-cloning claim creates controversy John Travis Public relations ploy or scientific breakthrough? That's one of the ques
Gadgets from the Quantum Spookhouse: Science News Online, Dec. 8, 2001 Gadgets from the Quantum Spookhouse Navigation devices and other technologies may gain from queer quantum effects Peter Weiss Co
Low Radiation Hurts Bystander Cells: Science News Online, Dec. 8, 2001 Low Radiation Hurts Bystander Cells Ben Harder Particles that radiate from decaying radon atoms can ravage the living cells they
Turn Your Head and Roar: Science News Online, Dec. 15, 2001 Turn Your Head and Roar Can diagnosing disease in fossils shed light on modern maladies? Sid Perkins In one of the early scenes of Jurassic
Gene Therapy for Sickle-Cell Disease?: Science News Online, Dec. 15, 2001 Gene Therapy for Sickle-Cell Disease? Nathan Seppa By installing a designer gene that offsets the adverse effects of faulty D
Winter depression may heed hormonal signal: Science News Online, Dec. 15, 2001 Winter depression may heed hormonal signal Bruce Bower It's the most wonderful time of the year, according to a popular 
Polyhedron Man: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2001 > Polyhedron Man Spreading the word about the wonders of crystal-like geometric forms Ivars Peterson A towering stack of 642 compact disks could rep
Weekly Science Snoop: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2001 > Weekly Science Snoop WARNING: This fake tabloid contains rumor, humor, and other words that don't rhyme with truth Bruce Bower HORMEL PRIZE 
Science News of the Year 2001: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2001 > Science News of the Year 2001 Compiled by the staff of Science News The year 2001 will be remembered sadly for a single date: Sept.
Journey through the Universe: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2001 > Journey through the Universe Ron Cowen Like many places since Sept. 11, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum 
Did Space Rocks Deliver Sugar?: Science News Online, Dec. 22, 2001 > Did Space Rocks Deliver Sugar? Ron Cowen How sweet it is! Planetary scientists have for the first time detected extraterrestrial s
Hormones: Here's the Beef: Science News Online, Jan. 5, 2002 Hormones: Here's the Beef Environmental concerns reemerge over steroids given to livestock Janet Raloff Each year, U.S. farmers raise some
Magnetic refrigerator gets down and homey: Science News Online, Jan. 5, 2002 Magnetic refrigerator gets down and homey Peter Weiss Household fridges and magnets have long had a surface relationship. 
Vaccine prevents urinary-tract infections: Science News Online, Jan. 5, 2002 Vaccine prevents urinary-tract infections Nathan Seppa Infections of the urinary tract that plague many young women may so
Biological Dark Matter: Science News Online, Jan. 12, 2002 Biological Dark Matter Newfound RNA suggests a hidden complexity inside cells John Travis It started with worms that just would not grow up.
Ancient Gene Takes Grooming in Hand: Science News Online, Jan. 12, 2002 Ancient Gene Takes Grooming in Hand Bruce Bower All sorts of animals groom themselves regularly, which keeps them clean and hea
New structure reveals catalysts' details: Science News Online, Jan. 12, 2002 New structure reveals catalysts' details Jessica Gorman Two centuries after Englishman William Hyde Wollaston first isolat
Exploring the Red Planet: Science News Online, Jan. 19, 2002 Exploring the Red Planet Mars Odyssey set to begin its mission Ron Cowen Last week, flight controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A New Look for Science News: Science News Online, Jan. 19, 2002 A New Look for Science News Julie Ann Miller We have a pleasing surprise in store for you next week. It's a new look for Science News. 
Gene Variant Tied to Human Aging: Science News Online, Jan. 19, 2002 Gene Variant Tied to Human Aging John Travis Named for a figure in Greek mythology, the gene called klotho has stirred controversy
Detonating silicon wafers can ID elements: Science News Online, Jan. 19, 2002 Detonating silicon wafers can ID elements Jessica Gorman In a serendipitous discovery, chemists have found a convenient w
Calculating Cartoons: Science News Online, Jan. 26, 2002 Calculating Cartoons Physics simulations create convincing illusions in films and games Peter Weiss In the animated film Monsters, Inc., James
Cancer clue: RNA-destroying enzyme may thwart prostate-tumor growth: Science News Online, Jan. 26, 2002 Cancer clue: RNA-destroying enzyme may thwart prostate-tumor growth John Travis The size and sh
Biology of rank: Social status sets up monkeys' cocaine use: Science News Online, Jan. 26, 2002 Biology of rank: Social status sets up monkeys' cocaine use Bruce Bower Power has its perks, even for l
Anthrax-toxin component deciphered: Science News Online, Jan. 26, 2002 Anthrax-toxin component deciphered Nathan Seppa Images depict the molecular structure of edema factor, a component of the anthra
Germs That Do a Body Good: Science News Online, Feb. 2, 2002 Germs That Do a Body Good Bacteria might someday keep the doctor away Ben Harder After several straight months of persistent diarrhea, a N
Supernova dealt deaths on Earth? Stellar blasts may have killed ancient marine life: Science News Online, Feb. 2, 2002 Supernova dealt deaths on Earth? Stellar blasts may have killed ancient marine l
Talent Search: Student finalists' flair for science to be rewarded: Science News Online, Feb. 2, 2002 Talent Search: Student finalists' flair for science to be rewarded Sid Perkins The Science Talent
Anatomy of a Lightning Ball: Science News Online, Feb. 9, 2002 Anatomy of a Lightning Ball An aerial wonder, pondered for ages, no longer seems so ghostly Peter Weiss . Not many people get to see bal
Dose of caution: New antipsychotic meds produce muted benefits: Science News Online, Feb. 9, 2002 Dose of caution: New antipsychotic meds produce muted benefits Bruce Bower The past decade has witnes
Extreme weather: Massive hurricanes meet on Jupiter: Science News Online, Feb. 9, 2002 Extreme weather: Massive hurricanes meet on Jupiter Ron Cowen Amateur and professional sky watchers are pointing
The Hunger Hormone?: Science News Online, Feb. 16, 2002 The Hunger Hormone? An appetite stimulant produced by the stomach may lead to treatments for obesity and wasting syndromes John Travis Perhaps 
Better Stainless: Analysis could bring pits out of the steel: Science News Online, Feb. 16, 2002 Better Stainless: Analysis could bring pits out of the steel Sid Perkins Stainless steel, true to its 
X-Ray Universe: Quasar's jet goes the distance: Science News Online, Feb. 16, 2002 X-Ray Universe: Quasar's jet goes the distance Ron Cowen Photons left over from the birth of the universe appear to 
The Milky Way's Middle: Science News Online, Feb. 23, 2002 The Milky Way's Middle Getting a clear view Ron Cowen Astronomers can peer at galaxies clear across the universe, but they have a hard time 
Chill Out: Mild hypothermia aids heart attack recovery: Science News Online, Feb. 23, 2002 Chill Out: Mild hypothermia aids heart attack recovery Nathan Seppa It sounds cold, but icing down patients 
Beam Team: Unusual laser emits a band of light: Science News Online, Feb. 23, 2002 Beam Team: Unusual laser emits a band of light Peter Weiss Typically, lasers emit light of one pure color, or wavele
Avalanche!: Science News Online, March 2, 2002 Avalanche! Scientists are digging out the secrets of lethal flows of snow Sid Perkins Dan Miller, like many graduate students, spends a fair amount of t
No Olympian: Analysis hints T. rex ran slowly, if at all: Science News Online, March 2, 2002 No Olympian: Analysis hints T. rex ran slowly, if at all Sid Perkins Tyrannosaurus rex, a bipedal meat eat
Good Grief: Bereaved adjust well without airing emotion: Science News Online, March 2, 2002 Good Grief: Bereaved adjust well without airing emotion Bruce Bower Mental-health workers have long theoriz
Channel Surfing: Science News Online, March 9, 2002 Channel Surfing Atomic-resolution snapshots illuminate cellular pores that control ion flow John Travis Sarah Hughes unexpectedly skates to a gold 
Star in a Jar? Hints of nuclear fusion foundmaybe: Science News Online, March 9, 2002 Star in a Jar? Hints of nuclear fusion found-maybe Peter Weiss A group of scientists claims to have found eviden
Genetic Culprit: Mutation increases risk for uterine fibroids: Science News Online, March 9, 2002 Genetic Culprit: Mutation increases risk for uterine fibroids Nathan Seppa Analysis of DNA from famil
Stem Cell Success: Mice fuel debate on embryo cloning: Science News Online, March 16, 2002 Stem Cell Success: Mice fuel debate on embryo cloning John Travis A handful of mutant mice have fired up the
Science Smarts: Talent search honors top student projects in math, science, and engineering: Science News Online, March 16, 2002 Science Smarts: Talent search honors top student projects in math, sci
Heads Up: Problem solving pushed bright primates toward bigger brains: Science News Online, March 16, 2002 Heads Up: Problem solving pushed bright primates toward bigger brains Bruce Bower Progressiv
The Black Hole Next Door: Science News Online, March 23, 2002 The Black Hole Next Door Mighty particle collisions may bring black holes to venues near you Peter Weiss Think of a black hole. No one ha
Unified Erectus: Fossil suggests single human ancestor: Science News Online, March 23, 2002 Unified Erectus: Fossil suggests single human ancestor John Pickrell A newly found, million-year-old Africa
Brave New Drug: Compound stops cowpox and smallpox viruses: Science News Online, March 23, 2002 Brave New Drug: Compound stops cowpox and smallpox viruses Nathan Seppa By cloaking an antiviral drug i
Taming High-Tech Particles: Science News Online, March 30, 2002 Taming High-Tech Particles Cautious steps into the nanotech future Jessica Gorman There are countless ways in which particles having mi
Wild Chimps Rocked On: Apes left unique record of stone tools: Science News Online, March 30, 2002 Wild Chimps Rocked On: Apes left unique record of stone tools Bruce Bower Archaeologists, by definit
Guessing Secrets: Science News Online, April 6, 2002 Guessing Secrets Applying mathematics to the efficient delivery of Internet content Ivars Peterson Even on uneventful days, traffic on the Interne
Hot Cereal: Rice reveals bumper crop of genes: Science News Online, April 6, 2002 Hot Cereal: Rice reveals bumper crop of genes John Travis For about a third of the world's population, rice equals li
Osmium is Forever: Rare metal's strength humbles mighty diamond's: Science News Online, April 6, 2002 Osmium is Forever: Rare metal's strength humbles mighty diamond's Peter Weiss In a surprising ove
Scrambled Drugs: Transgenic chickens could lay golden eggs: Science News Online, April 6, 2002 Scrambled Drugs: Transgenic chickens could lay golden eggs John Pickrell Medications of the future may b
Vanquishing a Virus: New drugs attack herpes infections: Science News Online, April 13, 2002 Vanquishing a Virus: New drugs attack herpes infections John Travis Best known for intermittently producin
Steely Glaze: Layered electrolytes control corrosion: Science News Online, April 13, 2002 Steely Glaze: Layered electrolytes control corrosion Ben Harder Metals may someday rely on gossamer guardians
Feminized Frogs: Herbicide disrupts sexual growth: Science News Online, April 20, 2002 Feminized Frogs: Herbicide disrupts sexual growth Ben Harder At common environmental concentrations, the popular
Big-Eyed Birds Sing Early Songs: Dawn chorus explained: Science News Online, April 20, 2002 Big-Eyed Birds Sing Early Songs: Dawn chorus explained John Pickrell As dawn breaks on a misty Welsh mornin
Strange Stars? Odd features hint at novel matter: Science News Online, April 20, 2002 Strange Stars? Odd features hint at novel matter Peter Weiss Exotic forms of matter never observed before in the 
Rebranding the Hyena: Science News Online, April 27, 2002 Rebranding the Hyena Researchers unravel the private life of this weird, wonderful carnivore John Pickrell In the movie The Lion King, hyenas
Mammograms on Trial: Science News Online, April 27, 2002 Mammograms on Trial To screen or not to screen, that is the question Damaris Christensen It's been medical gospel for years: All women 50 year
Super Wallops: Tracking the origin of cosmic rays: Science News Online, April 27, 2002 Super Wallops: Tracking the origin of cosmic rays Ron Cowen When it comes to revving up subatomic particles, the
Dusty Disks May Reveal Hidden Worlds: Science News Online, May 4, 2002 Dusty Disks May Reveal Hidden Worlds On the trail of extrasolar planets Ron Cowen Like a crab scuttling through sand, an orbitin
Filling In Blanks: Science News Online, May 11, 2002 Filling In Blanks Automating the restoration of a picture's missing pieces Ivars Peterson Faced with a grime-encrusted, damaged painting, a conser
Tornado Alley, USA: Science News Online, May 11, 2002 Tornado Alley, USA New map defines nation's twister risk Sid Perkins Residents of Pontotoc County, Okla., take note: You're sitting smack dab at 
September's Science: Shutdown of airlines aided contrail studies: Science News Online, May 11, 2002 September's Science: Shutdown of airlines aided contrail studies Sid Perkins Immediately after four
Dogged Dieting: Low-cal canines enjoy longer life: Science News Online, May 11, 2002 Dogged Dieting: Low-cal canines enjoy longer life John Pickrell Holding back on the chow may be key to prolonging 
Openings to the Underworld: Science News Online, May 18, 2002 Openings to the Underworld The ancient Maya may have dug caves with spiritual abandon Bruce Bower For more than 100 years, archaeologists
Baby Facial: Infants monkey with face recognition: Science News Online, May 18, 2002 Baby Facial: Infants monkey with face recognition Bruce Bower Between ages 6 months and 9 months, a baby accomplis
Amyloid Buster? New drug hinders Alzheimer's protein: Science News Online, May 18, 2002 Amyloid Buster? New drug hinders Alzheimer's protein Nathan Seppa By disabling a dementia-linked protein, a syn
Bugs on Mars: Science News Online, May 25, 2002 Bugs on Mars Unearthly aircraft may explore the Red Planet-and beyond Peter Weiss Anthony Colozza hopes to unleash flying robots on Mars. That may soun
Surgical Option: Removal of ovaries can prevent cancers in women at risk: Science News Online, May 25, 2002 Surgical Option: Removal of ovaries can prevent cancers in women at risk Nathan Seppa Harbo
Look Ma, Too Much Soy: Hormone in infant food reduces immunity in mice: Science News Online, May 25, 2002 Look Ma, Too Much Soy: Hormone in infant food reduces immunity in mice Ben Harder The health 
Science Derby: Student research and inventions nab awards: Science News Online, May 25, 2002 Science Derby: Student research and inventions nab awards Sid Perkins Just a week after Louisville hosted 
Deep Vision: Science News Online, June 1, 2002 Deep Vision When walls become doors into virtual worlds Peter Weiss It was when he was being measured for a new suit that Thomas A. DeFanti, a computer 
Revised Immunity: Drug slows diabetes in young patients: Science News Online, June 1, 2002 Revised Immunity: Drug slows diabetes in young patients Nathan Seppa A drug fashioned from a mouse antibody 
Snooze Power: Midday nap may awaken learning potential: Science News Online, June 1, 2002 Snooze Power: Midday nap may awaken learning potential Bruce Bower Naps aren't just for the very young, old, 
Cosmic Dawn: Science News Online, June 8, 2002 Cosmic Dawn Pinning down the origin and nature of the first stars Ron Cowen Most parents will tell you that the arrival of their firstborn was a life-al
Solar series wins award for Science News: Science News Online, June 8, 2002 Solar series wins award for Science News Julie Ann Miller The sun is shining on Science News this week. In Albuquerque, the
Transplant Triumph: Cloned cow kidneys thrive for months: Science News Online, June 8, 2002 Transplant Triumph: Cloned cow kidneys thrive for months John Travis On the eve of a U.S. Senate vote that 
Presto, Change-o!: Science News Online, June 15, 2002 Presto, Change-o! Extraterrestrial impacts transform Earth's surface in an instant Sid Perkins Most geological processes unfold at less than a sn
Smart Drugs: Leukemia treatments nearing prime time: Science News Online, June 15, 2002 Smart Drugs: Leukemia treatments nearing prime time Nathan Seppa By quelling a mutant enzyme that can induce bo
Outlier Planet: Extrasolar places that are like home: Science News Online, June 15, 2002 Outlier Planet: Extrasolar places that are like home Ron Cowen After detecting more than half of the 90 or so 
Numbers in Mind: Science News Online, June 22, 2002 Numbers in Mind Babies' ballyhooed counting skills add up to controversy Bruce Bower In 1992, Karen Wynn's numbers came in big. The numbers in ques
Let Them Eat Cake: Altered mice stay svelte on a high-fat diet: Science News Online, June 22, 2002 Let Them Eat Cake: Altered mice stay svelte on a high-fat diet Kristin Cobb A protein that links glu
Enough Isn't Enough: An epidemic of vitamin D deficiency: Science News Online, June 22, 2002 Enough Isn't Enough: An epidemic of vitamin D deficiency Ben Harder Many U.S. women of childbearing age, p
Making a Little Impression: New chip-making method may mold the industry: Science News Online, June 22, 2002 Making a Little Impression: New chip-making method may mold the industry Peter Weiss Micro
Pharm Pollution: Science News Online, June 29, 2002 Pharm Pollution Excreted antibiotics can poison plants Janet Raloff Patrick K. Jjemba was curious about the interplay of protozoa and the bacteria 
Rain Forest Primeval? Colorado fossils show unexpected diversity: Science News Online, June 29, 2002 Rain Forest Primeval? Colorado fossils show unexpected diversity Sid Perkins The size, shape, and 
Cell-Phone Buzz: Contradictory studies heat up radiation question: Science News Online, June 29, 2002 Cell-Phone Buzz: Contradictory studies heat up radiation question John Pickrell A new long-term a
Aphids with Attitude: Science News Online, July 6, 2002 > Aphids with Attitude An army of real-life adolescent clones Susan Milius It's not often that Arnold Schwarzenegger gets compared to an aphid.
X Rays to Go: Carbon nanotubes could shrink machines: Science News Online, July 6, 2002 > X Rays to Go: Carbon nanotubes could shrink machines Jessica Gorman Carbon nanotubes have been the darlings o
His-and-Her Hunger Pangs: Gender affects the brain's response to food: Science News Online, July 6, 2002 > His-and-Her Hunger Pangs: Gender affects the brain's response to food Kristin Cobb Women hav
Logic in the Blocks: Science News Online, Aug. 17, 2002 Logic in the Blocks Simple puzzles can give computers an unexpectedly strenuous workout Ivars Peterson The parking-lot attendant at the trendy 
Cooking Up a Carcinogen: Science News Online, Aug. 24, 2002 > Cooking Up a Carcinogen Should we worry about all that acrylamide in our diet? Janet Raloff Turns out that hamburgers have it. So do fren
Anthrax Stopper: Viral enzyme detects, kills bacterium: Science News Online, Aug. 24, 2002 > Anthrax Stopper: Viral enzyme detects, kills bacterium John Travis Last fall, envelopes full of anthrax-ca
Hot Spuds: Golden path to acrylamide in food: Science News Online, Oct. 5, 2002 > Hot Spuds: Golden path to acrylamide in food Janet Raloff The process that imparts a golden hue to french fries and b
Ocean View: Science News Online, Dec. 7, 2002 > Ocean View Scientists are going 24^-7 in their studies of the deep Carol Marzuola The last weather ship in the world lies anchored in a severe and lone
Script Delivery: New World writing takes disputed turn: Science News Online, Dec. 7, 2002 > Script Delivery: New World writing takes disputed turn Bruce Bower Archaeologists have applauded recent exc
Jarring Result: Extreme biking can hurt men's fertility: Science News Online, Dec. 7, 2002 > Jarring Result: Extreme biking can hurt men's fertility Nathan Seppa Men who maintain grueling mountain-bi
Frogs Play Tree: Male tunes his call to specific tree hole: Science News Online, Dec. 7, 2002 > Frogs Play Tree: Male tunes his call to specific tree hole Susan Milius Borneo's tree-hole frog may com
In Silico Medicine: Science News Online, Dec. 14, 2002 > In Silico Medicine Computer simulations aid drug development and medical care Damaris Christensen Like millions of people in the United States
Identity Check: Elusive neutrinos morph on Earth, as in space: Science News Online, Dec. 14, 2002 > Identity Check: Elusive neutrinos morph on Earth, as in space Peter Weiss For nearly half a century
Male Pill on the Horizon: Drug disables mouse sperm but wears off quickly: Science News Online, Dec. 14, 2002 > Male Pill on the Horizon: Drug disables mouse sperm but wears off quickly Carol Marzuol
Science News Online (10/12/96): Clusters and Decagons October 12, 1996 Clusters and Decagons New rules for constructing a quasicrystal By IVARS PETERSON The view from inside a typical crystal is nota
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/12/96 October 12, 1996 Hawaii's Next Island Suffers Setback R. Monastersky The underwater volcano growing off Hawaii's south coastline collapsed 
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/12/96 October 12, 1996 Smokers risk vision loss in twilight years S. Sternberg "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" used to be just an old nightclub lament.
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 10/19/96 October 19, 1996 Core Concerns The hidden reaches of Earth are starting to reveal some of their secrets By RICHARD MONASTERSKY Gary A. G
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/19/96 October 19, 1996 New Analysis Links Abortion, Cancer by Steve Sternberg Abortion is not only the most controversial elective surgery in the
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/19/96 October 19, 1996 Precollege science and math 'lack focus' by Janet Raloff Throughout the nation's more than 15,000 school districts, widely
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/19/96 October 19, 1996 Early cross-cultural ties arise in China by Bruce Bower Chinese archaeologists working at Baifu, a site just north of Beij
Science News Online (10/26/96): Fishing for Answers October 26, 1996 Fishing for Answers Deep trawls leave destruction in their wake -- but for how long? By JANET RALOFF In recent years, one after an
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/26/96 October 26, 1996 Hints of a Downy Dinosaur in China R. Monastersky Chinese paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized skeleton of a smal
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/26/96 October 26, 1996 Genetic discrimination: A prejudice is born S. Sternberg She is unusually tall, with an expansive reach and long, reed-thi
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 10/5/96 October 5, 1996 Following the Inner Light Glow genes provide revealing pictures of infections By JOHN TRAVIS A few years ago, Christopher
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 10/5/96 October 5, 1996 Visions on the Rocks Rock and cave art may offer insights into shamans' trance states and spiritual sightings By BRUCE BO
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/5/96 October 5, 1996 Firm Evidence of Milky Way Black Hole By Ron Cowen Astronomers have speculated for 25 years that a monster lurks at the cent
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 10/5/96 October 5, 1996 Average cholesterol counts: Not low enough By Steve Sternberg For decades, doctors have been hammering home the warning that
Glimpses inside a tiny, flashing bubble: Science News Online, October 5, 1996 Glimpses inside a tiny, flashing bubble By I. Peterson Bombarded with an intense sound wave, a small gas bubble suspended
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 11/16/96 November 16, 1996 Undesirable Sex Partners Bacteria manipulate reproduction of insects and other species By JOHN TRAVIS It took a while be
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/16/96 November 16, 1996 Speedy galactic aluminum vexes astronomers by D. Vergano Astronomers rarely make discoveries that blast a hole in their und
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/16/96 November 16, 1996 The Y copies another chromosome's gene by J. Travis The human Y chromosome is both a degenerate and a copycat. The first ac
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 11/23/96 November 23, 1996 The Gods of Sugarscape Digital sex, migration, trade, and war on the social science frontier By IVARS PETERSON In the ri
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/23/96 November 23, 1996 Butterfly Wings It with a Few Genes by D. Vergano While folklore claims that leopards can't change their spots, butterflies
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/23/96 November 23, 1996 Rough math: Focusing on rogue waves at sea by I. Peterson In late 1942, carrying 15,000 U.S. soldiers bound for England, th
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 11/2/96 November 2, 1996 Bridging the Brain Gap A scientist explores the biology of isolated minds and mutual trust By BRUCE BOWER When a rabbit wh
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/2/96 November 2, 1996 Mother's Blood Shows Baby's Future S. Sternberg In his masterwork "Auguries of Innocence," poet William Blake hailed the powe
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/2/96 November 2, 1996 Demise of the ice age sparked great quakes R. Monastersky In geology, as in international relations, Scandinavia has a reputa
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/2/96 November 2, 1996 Cottoning onto how plants make cellulose C. Wu One of the most abundant materials on Earth also happens to be one of the most
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 11/30/96 November 30, 1996 Protecting Predators Tracking the Rocky Mountain carnivores By TINA ADLER Little Red Riding Hood must be turning over in
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/30/96 November 30, 1996 Low-dose X rays can sharpen fine details by C. Wu Inspecting a fuzzy X-ray picture for signs of a lung or breast tumor can 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/30/96 November 30, 1996 Risky sex breeds neglected epidemic by S. Sternberg The United States has a secret, and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) wan
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/30/96 November 30, 1996 Clue to Lou Gehrig's Disease Emerges by J. Travis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative disease that k
Science News Online (11/9/96): The Mother Lode of Natural Gas November 9, 1996 The Mother Lode of Natural Gas Methane hydrates stir tales of hope and hazard By RICH MONASTERSKY For kicks, oceanograph
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 11/9/96 November 9, 1996 Gastrointestinal Blues Research finds bugs that inflame the human gut By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN A thriving colony of microsco
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/9/96 November 9, 1996 Pursuing Life on Two Frontiers Charles Darwin once speculated that life arose in "some warm little pond"--a quiet, nurturing 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/9/96 November 9, 1996 Deadly Ebola virus seen to thrive in bats S. Sternberg Most pet owners know the hazards of vaccinating an irate cat or dog. B
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 12/14/96 December 14, 1996 Searching for Life in a Martian Meteorite A seesaw of results By RON COWEN At a crowded press conference in Washington, 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 12/14/96 December 14, 1996 Atomic oxygen removes soot from paintings by C. Wu Two rocket scientists may have solved a particularly vexing problem faci
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 12/21/96 December 21, 1996 Materials in the Magic Kingdom When it comes to science, Disney doesn't use a Mickey mouse approach By CORINNA WU For ma
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 12/21/96 December 21, 1996 Sounds of the Seasons Learning to pay attention to the sounds around us By IVARS PETERSON A sharp crackle, then the silk
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 12/21/96 December 21 & 28, 1996 Laser beam triggers a membrane breach by I. Peterson The cell membrane serves as a tough, flexible barrier that protec
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 12/21/96 December 21 & 28, 1996 Bee-friended mistletoe gets needed help by J. Raloff Small enough to ride on the head of a honeybee and sometimes mist
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 12/7/96 December 7, 1996 Gone Fishing! Scientists use mutant zebra fish to learn how vertebrate embryos develop By JOHN TRAVIS Mark C. Fishman has 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 12/7/96 December 7, 1996 Tibet Reveals Its Squishy Underbelly by R. Monastersky Known as the Roof of the World, the vast Tibetan plateau soars so high
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 12/7/96 December 7, 1996 Pollution helps weeds take over prairies by J. Raloff Acid rain and agricultural pollution both spew nitrogen into the air. T
Science News Online - Past Issues - 4/27/96 April 27, 1996 A Salty Heritage: Licking the problem of Poland's melting treasures By Janet Raloff In the 6 centuries preceding widespread mechanical refri
Science News Online - Past Issues - 4/27/96 April 27, 1996 Mauling Mosquitoes Naturally New ways to silence the buzz By Tina Adler Tell Donald Barnard about children you knew who would run out of the
Science News Online - Past Issues - 4/27/96 April 27, 1996 Radiation Damages Chernobyl Children By Steve Sternberg Survivors of the fiery meltdown of Reactor 4 in Chernobyl a decade ago won't welcome
Science News Online - Past Issues - 4/27/96 April 27, 1996 Mom-child relations withstand day care By Bruce Bower Regular child care provided outside the home or by someone other than the mother does 
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/11/96 May 11, 1996 Policing the Peace How nations will monitor a nuclear test ban By RICHARD MONASTERSKY Steven R. Bratt's belt started chirping as if on cue, pr
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/11/96 May 11, 1996 Second protein opens cells to HIV's entry By JOHN TRAVIS Scientists have long puzzled over how HIV, the AIDS virus, gains entry into the human
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/11/96 May 11, 1996 Keeping mosquitoes healthy for humans' sake By TINA ADLER Efforts to stop the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases usually focus on killing
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/18/96 May 18, 1996 Fit for a King Computer scanners capture the body's subtle shapes By RICHARD LIPKIN In the classic comedy film Sleeper, a futuristic Woody All
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/18/96 May 18, 1996 Antibiotics take a bite out of bad gums By JANET RALOFF Bleeding, receding gums may signal a serious disease that affects the roots of teeth a
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/18/96 May 18, 1996 Germ warfare: New threat from terrorists By STEVE STERNBERG Imagine a weapon so stealthy it's invisible to spy technology, a weapon that deton
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/25/96 May 25, 1996 Growing up in harm's way Child victimization develops into a scientific challenge By BRUCE BOWER Two young children drown after their mother s
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/25/96 May 25, 1996 Schrodinger's cat: Two atoms in one? By RICHARD LIPKIN Underlying the peculiar world of quantum mechanics is the notion that, under certain ci
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/25/96 May 25, 1996 Tracking and tackling foodborne germs By JANET RALOFF Food poisoning sickens millions of people--and kills thousands--in the United States eac
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/4/96 May 4, 1996 Formulas for fairness Applying the math of cake cutting to conflict resolution By IVARS PETERSON The marriage had lasted more than 30 years. The
Science News Online - Past Issues - 5/4/96 May 4, 1996 Oceanography's New Catch: Roving Blobs By RICHARD MONASTERSKY The latest beasts discovered in the Atlantic won't munch unwary swimmers or swallo
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/15/96 June 15, 1996 Gene for most common cancer found By JOHN TRAVIS As a fruit fly embryo matures, the activity of a gene called patched helps guide its develop
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/15/96 June 15, 1996 Uncertainties greet latest planet finds By RON COWEN Tucked away in the constellation Ursa Major, the dim star Lalande 21185 stands out from 
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/1/96 June 1, 1996 Bright Comet Poses Puzzles Hyakutake's tails of mystery By RON COWEN It came, it shone, it undoubtedly conquered. During its sojourn near Earth
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/1/96 June 1, 1996 Drug extends life of Lou Gehrig patients By STEVE STERNBERG After decades of disappointment, researchers are proclaiming a "first step" toward 
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/1/96 June 1, 1996 Finding some quiet time for reproduction By TINA ADLER Algae that spend their days soaking in cool waters off an uninhabited Swedish island off
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/22/96 June 22, 1996 The Human Numbers Crunch The next half century promises unprecedented challenges By JANET RALOFF Around 1830, Earth's population reached a bi
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/22/96 June 22, 1996 Radar Catches a Tornado in the Act By RICHARD MONASTERSKY While the hit movie Twister sucks in viewers by the millions with its computer-draw
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/22/96 June 22, 1996 Multiple doors for HIV to enter cells By JOHN TRAVIS Just last month, scientists triumphantly announced that they had identified fusin, a pro
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/29/96 June 29, 1996 Fighting Stereotype Stigma Studies chart accuracy, usefulness of inferences about social groups By BRUCE BOWER Psychologist Yueh-Ting Lee rec
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/29/96 June 29, 1996 Romanian cave contains novel ecosystem By ERIK SKINDRUD A cavern isolated from the rest of the world under a Romanian cornfield nourishes the
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/29/96 June 29, 1996 Growers bee-moan shortage of pollinators By JANET RALOFF Most people in the northern half of the United States will remember the winter of 19
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/8/96 June 8, 1996 When Science and Beliefs Collide A large and growing share of the population rejects aspects of science By JANET RALOFF Raymond Eve first becam
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/8/96 June 8, 1996 Boosting cryptography's role in security By IVARS PETERSON The U.S. State Department has regulations restricting the export of cryptographic so
Science News Online - Past Issues - 6/8/96 June 8, 1996 A shrimpy find: Communal crustaceans By TINA ADLER What lives in a cooperative colony, has a queen that bears all of the young, and workers tha
Science News Online - Past Issues - 7/13/96 July 13, 1996 Georgia on Their Minds Olympic weather team pushes the limits of forecasting By Erik Skindrud Summer in the southeastern United States can wh
Science News Online - This Week - 7/13/96 July 13, 1996 AIDS optimism high despite therapy cost By Steve Sternberg With 21 million people locked in its global grip-750,000 of them in the United State
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 7/20/96 July 20, 1996 Foreign HIV Surfaces in the Bronx Diverse strains found in long-term residents STEVE STERNBERG Researchers were alarmed this 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 7/20/96 July 20, 1996 100-Day Cough Do adults spread the whooping cough bug? By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN Jane had a cough that just wouldn't quit. All t
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/20/96 July 20, 1996 Putting a New Spin on Earth's Core By Richard Monastersky By eavesdropping on earthquake vibrations passing through the globe's 
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 7/27/96 July 27, 1996 Planets Marshal the Cometary Parade How comets march into the inner solar system By RON COWEN A place for everything and ev
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 7/27/96 July 27, 1996 Steps Toward Healing Damaged Spines By Steve Sternberg Mending the shattered spine and flooding deadened limbs with life, a fe
Science News Online - Past Issues - 7/27/96 July 27, 1996 Ancient bread rises in gourmet status By Corinna Wu Separating the wheat from the chaff was no easy task for the ancient Egyptians, who used 
Science News Online - Past Issues - 7/6/96 July 6, 1996 Ten Thousand Cloud Makers Is airplane exhaust altering Earth's climate? By Richard Monastersky When the small Saberliner jet carrying Bruce E. 
Science News Online - Past Issues - 7/6/96 July 6, 1996 The Moon's Tug Stretches Out the Day By Richard Monastersky If the hours seem to streak by and each day ends too quickly, stop a moment and con
Science News Online - Past Issues - 7/6/96 July 6, 1996 Enzymes may turn paper, grass into fuel By John Travis Imagine generating enough fuel from grass clippings, old newspapers, corn syrup, and che
Science News Online (8/10/96): Vanishing Flesh August 10, 1996 Vanishing Flesh Muscle loss in the elderly finally gets some respect By JANET RALOFF If you're 35 to 40, although you're feeling fit as 
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/10/96 August 10, 1996 Meteorite Hints at Early Life on Mars By Ron Cowen For 8 years, a meteorite discovered in an Antarctic ice field languished 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/10/96 August 10, 1996 Bomb testers beware: Trace gases linger By Erik Skindrud An underground blast at the Nevada Test Site on Sept. 22, 1993, heave
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/17/96 August 17, 1996 Talkative Parents Make Kids Smarter By Bruce Bower An exhaustive study of how "typical" parents talk with their children dur
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/17/96 August 17, 1996 Mapping out endangered species' hot spots By Tina Adler A mere 7 percent of the land area of the United States is home to fu
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/17/96 August 17, 1996 Mutant gene explains some HIV resistance By John Travis Building upon recent discoveries of how the AIDS virus enters cells,
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 8/24/96 August 24, 1996 Remembrance of Things False Scientists incite illusory memories and explore their implications By BRUCE BOWER More than 6
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/24/96 August 24, 1996 Third Branch of Life Bares Its Genes By John Travis For eons, the methane-belching microorganisms lived anonymously on the f
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/24/96 August 24, 1996 Plastic glows with bright laser light By Corinna Wu For 6 years, since they discovered it gives off light when electricity p
Science News Online (8/31/96): Quantum-Quick Queries August 31, 1996 Quantum-Quick Queries Using quantum computation, in theory, to speed up database searches By IVARS PETERSON You're looking for a p
Science News Online - News Feature - Past Issues - 8/31/96 August 31, 1996 No-Cal Powder May Sub for Food's Fat By Corinna Wu A new, no-calorie fat substitute called Z-Trim may change the adage that 
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/31/96 August 31, 1996 Weight loss pills linked to lung ailment By Steve Sternberg Dieters who use certain weight loss drugs may lose more than exc
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 8/3/96 August 3, 1996 Flaws of the Heart Sudden death in athletes is often caused by cardiac defects By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN On Nov. 29, 1995, two
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/3/96 August 3, 1996 Geologists ponder the depth of earthquakes By Erik Skindrud When a section of the Pacific plate scrapes North America, seismol
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 8/3/96 August 3, 1996 Bug sprays may bug you, too--for a day By Janet Raloff People whose homes have been sprayed for bugs frequently complain of sy
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 9/14/96 September 14, 1996 Tagged Out New markers for explosives may lay old safety questions to rest By CORINNA WU Both deliberate and indiscrim
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 9/14/96 September 14, 1996 Sponges and Sinks and Rags, Oh My! Where microbes lurk and how to rout them By JANET RALOFF Think household germs, and c
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 9/14/96 September 14, 1996 Banned pollutant's legacy: Lower IQs By Janet Raloff One by-product of the United States' industrial culture is the ubiqu
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 9/14/96 September 14, 1996 An illuminating partnership for squid By John Travis The squid Euprymna scolopes, a denizen of the shallow waters surroun
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 9/21/96 September 21, 1996 Microcosmic Bang Mashing atomic nuclei to create a quark soup By IVARS PETERSON According to modern physics, the first m
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 9/21/96 September 21, 1996 Healing Waters Flooding rivers to repent for the damage done by dams ByTINA ADLER If Noah had been hanging around the 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/21/96 September 21, 1996 Battling Evolution to Regrow Nerves By John Travis Humans may have paid a stiff price for their complex brains: the well-kn
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/21/96 September 21, 1996 Ganymede may have an aurora of its own By Ron Cowen Auroras aren't just for planets anymore. Typically generated when a mag
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/21/96 September 21, 1996 The baddest of the bad cholesterols? By Janet Raloff For some one-quarter to one-third of people in the United States with 
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 9/28/96 September 28, 1996 Interplanetary Odyssey Can a rock journeying from Mars to Earth carry life? By RON COWEN Take two planets, smack one w
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 9/28/96 September 28, 1996 Human Origins Recede in Australia By Bruce Bower People go way, way back Down Under. That, at least, is the contention of
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 9/28/96 September 28, 1996 New multiple sclerosis drug clears hurdle By Steve Sternberg Multiple sclerosis (MS) begins as a tragic case of mistaken 
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 9/7/96 September 7, 1996 The Big Question Giant ears await alien broadcasts By ERIK SKINDRUD The radio telescopes of Pocahontas County hum like g
Science News Online - Past Issues - Feature Article - 9/7/96 September 7, 1996 The Light at the Bottom of the Ocean Oceanographers struggle to explain a strange glow from seafloor vents By RICHARD MO
Science News Online - Past Issues - News Feature - 9/7/96 Spetember 7, 1996 Infants tune up to music's core qualities By Bruce Bower Babies may not know the difference between Beethoven and Boys II M
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 10/4/97 October 11, 1997 Sampling and the Census Improving the accuracy of the decennial count By IVARS PETERSON The actual enumeration shall be ma
Science News Online (10/11/97): Missing Enzyme Incites Cancer Debate October 11, 1997 Missing Enzyme Incites Cancer Debate by J. Travis Six generations of mutant mice have put a damper on one of the 
Science News Online (10/11/97): Water link to frog deformities strengthened October 11, 1997 Water link to frog deformities strengthened by C. Mlot In 1995, middle school students on a visit to a Min
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 10/18/97 October 18, 1997 My Culture, My Self Western notions of the mind may not translate to other cultures By BRUCE BOWER Upon leaving the Unite
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 10/18/97 October 18, 1997 Diet Drug Debacle How two federally approved weight-loss drugs crashed By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN It might have taken years f
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 10/18/97 October 18, 1997 Ancient Ape Shuffles to Prominence by B. Bower Scientists have long viewed an upright, two-legged stride as a trait unique t
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 10/18/97 October 18, 1997 More vitamin C means fewer cataracts by J. Raloff Women who took vitamin C supplements for at least 10 years proved only 23 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 10/25/97 October 25, 1997 Must We Pull the Plug? New programs aim to cut the juice drawn by leaky appliances By JANET RALOFF Increasingly, on all b
Science News Online (10/25/97): Population Diversity Crowds the Ark October 25, 1997 Population Diversity Crowds the Ark by C. Mlot Next week, just before Halloween, scientists and policy makers are 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 10/25/97 October 25, 1997 Immersion for analyzing complex software by I. Peterson Scanning the millions of lines of a computer program's instructions 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 10/4/97 October 4, 1997 Dying Breeds Livestock are developing a largely unrecognized biodiversity crisis By JANET RALOFF When it comes to milk prod
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 10/4/97 October 4, 1997 Mad Cow Disease, Human Illness Tied by N. Seppa Two groups of researchers have tightened the link between mad cow disease and 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 10/4/97 October 4, 1997 Why greenbacks make good drug money by J. Raloff Where there's money, there's cocaine. This aphorism doesn't just indicate the
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 10/4/97 October 4, 1997 An alphabet for a letter-perfect protein by C. Wu Just 26 letters, linked together in a myriad of permutations, capture all th
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/15/97 November 15, 1997 U.S. survey explores relationship styles by B. Bower An influential vein of psychological research suggests that the founda
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/15/97 November 15, 1997 Prize offered for solving number conundrum by I. Peterson For more than 300 years, the mathematical problem known as Fermat
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 1/11/97 January 11, 1997 Banking on Blood Conversion New technology may change the character of the U.S. blood supply By CORINNA WU Eager donors ar
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/11/97 January 11, 1997 Study Frays Abortion, Cancer Link by S. Sternberg A study of unprecedented scope indicates that abortion does not increase a 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/11/97 January 11, 1997 Weight control for bacterial plastic by C. Wu In their quest for better ways to synthesize biodegradable plastics, scientists
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 11/1/97 November 1, 1997 Starting Over Some animals can regenerate limbs or even most of their bodies. How? By JOHN TRAVIS Last summer, on the city
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/1/97 November 1, 1997 Relying on geology to jail nuclear waste by R. Monastersky In 1957, the National Academy of Sciences recommended disposing of
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/1/97 November 1, 1997 Electric cars . . . fueled by gasoline? by S. Perkins When you think about electric cars, the phrase "Fill 'er up!" doesn't i
Science News Online (11/22/97): Dental Sealant Safety Reconsidered November 22, 1997 Dental Sealant Safety Reconsidered by J. Raloff Last year, a study conducted at the University of Granada in Spain
Science News Online (11/22/97):Compromise reached on census sampling November 22, 1997 Compromise reached on census sampling by I. Peterson After months of wrangling, the Clinton administration and R
Science News Online (11/29/97): The Cortisol Connection: Does a stress hormone play a role in AIDS? November 29, 1997 The Cortisol Connection Does a stress hormone play a role in AIDS? By KATHLEEN FA
Science News Online (11/29/97): Gene Creates Malaria Drug Resistance November 29, 1997 Gene Creates Malaria Drug Resistance by J. Travis Ending a decade-long quest, scientists have now identified a g
Science News Online (11/29/97): Wretched excess yields double trouble November 29, 1997 Wretched excess yields double trouble by N. Seppa Holiday gatherings can bring about marathon eating sessions. 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 1/18/97 January 18, 1997 Rusty Organs Researchers identify the gene for iron-overload disease By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN You've probably never heard of
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/18/97 January 18, 1997 Double knockout lands a breast cancer gene by J. Travis It takes a one-two punch to knock out many human genes. Since people 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/18/97 January 18, 1997 Galactic and stellar black holes get real by R. Cowen "In my entire scientific life . . . the most shattering experience has 
Science News Online (11/8/97): Climate Protection Saves Lives Now November 8, 1997 Climate Protection Saves Lives Now by J. Raloff Diplomats who will be negotiating in Kyoto, Japan, next month for an
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/8/97 November 8, 1997 One-way molecules channel electric current by I. Peterson Individual molecules acting as wires and switches offer a promising
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 11/8/97 November 8, 1997 New schizophrenia therapy shows promise by B. Bower Hopes for improving the treatment of schizophrenia, a debilitating mental
Science News Online (12/13/97): Psst. . . Wanna Buy a T. rex? December 13, 1997 Psst...Wanna Buy a T. rex? Paleontologists fret about dinosaur sales By RICHARD MONASTERSKY In the space of 9 minutes o
Science News Online (12/13/97): Chicken Flu Virus Raises Concerns December 13, 1997 Chicken Flu Virus Raises Concerns by N. Seppa The unusual influenza virus that killed an Asian boy last spring has 
Science News Online (12/13/97): Beatin' those low-life blue-laser blues December 13, 1997 Beatin' those low-life blue-laser blues by S. Perkins It took scientists decades to construct a solid-state l
Science News Online (12/20/97): The Deep Blue Sleep: A tale noir of science writing and artificial evil December 20, 1997 The Deep Blue Sleep A tale noir of science writing and artificial evil By BRU
Science News Online (12/20/97): Small comet theory faces barrage from foes December 20, 1997 Small comet theory faces barrage from foes by R. Monastersky Space physicist Louis A. Frank wowed the worl
Science News Online (12/20/97):Even fraternal twins may share cancer risk December 20, 1997 Even fraternal twins may share cancer risk by N. Seppa A woman under age 45 with a twin sister who has brea
Science News Online (12/20/97): Teens show sex-linked pull to cigarettes December 20, 1997 Teens show sex-linked pull to cigarettes by B. Bower Over the past few years, U.S. teenagers have reported r
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 1/25/97 January 25, 1997 Alcoholics Synonymous Heavy drinkers of all stripes may get comparable help from a variety of therapies By BRUCE BOWER Psy
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/25/97 January 25, 1997 Identifying Chaos in Heart Quakes by I. Peterson Every year, more than 350,000 people in the United States die suddenly of he
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/25/97 January 25, 1997 Religious schools inspire math reasoning by B. Bower In Israel, as in other technological societies, public elementary and hi
Science News Online (12/6/97): Chilled Brains: Hibernating animals may hold clues to novel stroke treatments December 6, 1997 Chilled Brains Hibernating animals may hold clues to novel stroke treatme
Science News Online (12/6/97): Corroded planes turn paint pink December 6, 1997 Corroded planes turn paint pink by C. Wu Airplanes get rained on, baked in the sun, and attacked by the wind -- onslaug
Science News Online (12/6/97): Breaking through the acoustic shock barrier December 6, 1997 Breaking through the acoustic shock barrier by I. Peterson A sonic boom produced by a jet aircraft can shat
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 1/4/97 January 4, 1997 Animals' Fancies Why members of some species prefer their own sex By TINA ADLER Courtship in the barnyard usually puts a smi
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 1/4/97 January 4, 1997 Spacecraft spies hills and valleys of sun by D. Vergano To the ancient Greeks, the sun represented perfection--a notion finally
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 2/15/97 February 15, 1997 The Birth of a Breast Cancer Do adult diseases start in the womb? By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN Epidemiologist Dimitrios Trichop
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/15/97 February 15, 1997 Tallying Nitrogen's Increasing Impact by C. Mlot For most of agricultural history, nitrogen has been a precious commodity. O
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/15/97 February 15, 1997 Car phones jack up risk of collisions by S. Sternberg Driving while phoning may soon become as notorious a traffic offense a
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/15/97 February 15, 1997 Fish oil gets a garlic chaser for the heart by J. Raloff Fish oil is a dietary wonder. It appears to lower the chances not o
Science News Online (2/1/97): Chinks in Digital Armor Exploiting faults to break smart-card cryptosystems February 1, 1997 Chinks in Digital Armor Exploiting faults to break smart-card cryptosystems 
Science News Online - Solar Cloud Hits Earth's Magnetosphere - 2/1/97 February 1, 1997 Solar Cloud Hits Earth's Magnetosphere by R. Cowen In early January, the sun hurled a billion-ton cloud of gas t
Science News Online (2/1/97): Atom laser demonstrated in chilled drips February 1, 1997 Atom laser demonstrated in chilled drips by I. Peterson Unlike an ordinary, incandescent bulb, a laser produces
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/1/97 February 1, 1997 FDA allows heart health claims for oats by J. Raloff Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced that makers of low-
Science News Online (2/22/97): Radical Prostates February 22, 1997 Radical Prostates Female hormones may play a pivotal role in a distinctly male epidemic By JANET RALOFF Estrogen remains one of the 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/22/97 February 22, 1997 Unraveling the inner structure of a nucleus by J. Travis The cells of plants and animals are superb packers. Each cell must 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/22/97 February 22, 1997 New drugs zap cancer cells with radiation by C. Wu Radiation and chemotherapy have long been the most potent anticancer weap
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 2/8/97 February 8, 1997 Hidden Worlds Collide How one deadly epidemic flushed another from hiding By STEVE STERNBERG Veteran trainer Vic Rail had n
Science News Online (2/8/97): Long-Awaited Bacterial Genome Debuts February 8, 1997 Long-Awaited Bacterial Genome Debuts by J. Travis Last week, Frederick R. Blattner of the University of Wisconsin-M
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 2/8/97 February 8, 1997 More findings about life on the Red Planet by R. Cowen If Martians could look down on Earth, they might be amused. Ever since 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 3/15/97 March 15, 1997 Running on One-Third Empty Primates on a low-cal diet are in a metabolic slow lane, perhaps to longer life By CHRIS MLOT Fra
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/15/97 March 15, 1997 Does yo-yo dieting pose cancer threat? by J. Raloff Several studies have linked obesity to a heightened risk of breast cancer. 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/15/97 March 15, 1997 Shape, not bonds, may drive DNA synthesis by C. Wu The enzyme that fashions the double helix of DNA works like a reliable, pred
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/1/97 March 1, 1997 Ewe Again? Cloning from Adult DNA by J. Travis Udderly amazing. Scientists have for the first time used DNA from an adult mammal 
Science News Online (3/1/97): German mine yields ancient hunting spears March 1, 1997 German mine yields ancient hunting spears by B. Bower Excavations in the depths of a German coal mine have bagged
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 3/22/97 March 22, 1997 Marijuana on Trial Is marijuana a dangerous drug or a valuable medicine? By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN For decades, the debate over
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/22/97 March 22, 1997 A Doughboy's Lungs Yield 1918 Flu Virus by S. Sternberg On Sept. 19, 1918, an Army private destined for the trenches of World W
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/22/97 March 22, 1997 Shedding light on a gamma-ray mystery by R. Cowen In a matter of seconds, gamma-ray bursts generate some of the most energetic 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/29/97 March 29, 1997 Conscience grows on temperamental ground by B. Bower Pundits and policy makers frequently call on parents to instill morality i
Science News Online (3/29/97): Florida's manatees' future: Grim or golden? March 29, 1997 Florida's manatees' future: Grim or golden? by C. Mlot In 1996, biologists counted 2,600 manatees lolling in 
Science News Online (3/29/97): Swapping insulin syringes for tiny beads March 29, 1997 Swapping insulin syringes for tiny beads by P. Smaglik Coating insulin with a layer of plastic the width of a fe
Science News Online (3/29/97): New glucose test on the way for diabetes March 29, 1997 New glucose test on the way for diabetes by J. Raloff California researchers have designed a glucose-sensing pol
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 3/8/97 March 8, 1997 Vaulting the Language Barrier Computers are helping to search texts and data now shrouded in linguistic differences By JANET R
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 3/8/97 March 8, 1997 Hormone Therapy: Issues of the Heart by J. Raloff At the close of a woman's childbearing years, her body undergoes hormonal chang
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 4/12/97 April 12, 1997 Gazing into Crystal Balls Colloids help scientists understand how materials melt By CORINNA WU Liquids freeze into solids; s
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 4/12/97 April 12, 1997 Warmth After Surgery Can Save Lives by S. Sternberg Mothers everywhere exhort their children, "Bundle up, or you'll catch your 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 4/12/97 April 12, 1997 Astronomers find new member of Local Group by R. Cowen Dim, diminutive, and isolated, a newly discovered galaxy called Antlia d
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 4/19/97 April 19, 1997 Thanks for the Memories Scientists evaluate interviewing tactics for boosting eyewitness recall By BRUCE BOWER Six years ago
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 4/19/97 April 19, 1997 Release of Study Ends Drug Fracas by S. Sternberg The plot has all the twists of a pulp thriller, with a cast of dedicated scie
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 4/19/97 April 19, 1997 From sun to Earth: Tracking a new storm by R. Cowen On April 7, the day before the meeting began, another large solar outburst 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 4/19/97 April 19, 1997 Aged garlic could slow prostate cancer by J. Raloff A compound derived from aged garlic dramatically diminishes the growth of h
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 4/5/97 April 5, 1997 A Fantastical Experiment The science behind the controversial cloning of Dolly BY JOHN TRAVIS In 1938, just a few years before
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 4/5/97 April 5, 1997 CAG spells out course of prostate cancers by S. Sternberg From a boy's first whiskers to the first sparse hair follicles on his c
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 5/10/97 May 10, 1997 Eye-opening Gene How many times did eyes arise? By JOHN TRAVIS In essence, he contends that the eye probably evolved just once
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/10/97 May 10, 1997 Science's Role in Shake-Up of DOE Lab by J. Raloff Among the problems cited is a reactor's fuel storage pool that has been leakin
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/10/97 May 10, 1997 Mammal birth signal cues tadpole to morph by C. Mlot Researchers have long known that hormones from the thyroid play a big role i
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/10/97 May 10, 1997 Cosmic axis begets cosmic controversy by R. Cowen What's the fastest way to get an astrophysicist to write a paper? Publish a rep
Science News Online (5/17/97): Those Old Dioxin Blues May 17, 1997 Those Old Dioxin Blues Some small fry are exquisitely sensitive models of dioxin vulnerability By JANET RALOFF Since the 1940s, a wi
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/17/97 May 17, 1997 Impurities give crystals that special glow by C. Wu Kids know that the easiest way to create a miniature light show is to munch o
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/17/97 May 17, 1997 A price tag on the planet's ecosystems by C. Mlot It's like trying to audit the books of someone missing a lot of receipts and ba
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 5/24/97 May 24, 1997 Chemical Buzz Honeybees and their hives act as sensors for pollution By CORINNA WU The canaries that used to accompany workers
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/24/97 May 24, 1997 Pacific Warmth Augurs Weird Weather by R. Monastersky The central Pacific has spiked a fever in the last 4 months, hinting at the
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/24/97 May 24, 1997 Napless cats awaken interest in adenosine by J. Travis Nearly 2 decades ago, scientists unearthed the biochemical explanation for
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 5/31/97 May 31, 1997 In 1974, a 17-year-old from Stuyvesant High School in New York entered the annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search (STS). Hi
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/31/97 May 31, 1997 Is Earth Pelted by Space Snowballs? by R. Monastersky "My attitude has changed from one of very great skepticism to one of fascin
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/31/97 May 31, 1997 A giant step toward creating better fats by J. Raloff Enzymes are the designers that fashion fats. Like most couturiers, they tai
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 5/3/97 May 3, 1997 Diverse Strategies to Vanquish Cancer Researchers take aim at malignancy By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN During World War II, scientists 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 5/3/97 May 3, 1997 Everybody's Talkin' Language's great innate debate continues to make noise By BRUCE BOWER The chorus of a popular song from near
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/3/97 May 3, 1997 Milky Way's Heart Gushes Antimatter by R. Cowen Talk about pouring your heart out. New observations suggest that the heart of our g
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 5/3/97 May 3, 1997 Exercise helps some cancer, heart patients by S. Sternberg Getting over chemotherapy? Hobbled by heart failure? That's no excuse. H
Science News Online (6/14/97): Harbinger of a Heart Attack June 14, 1997 Harbinger of a Heart Attack Does a protein in the blood foretell heart trouble? By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN Half of all heart attac
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/14/97 June 14, 1997 Faulty protein repair spurs mouse seizures by J. Travis People don't normally throw away their silverware after a single meal. I
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/14/97 June 14, 1997 Nevada's Basin and Range: Down on its luck by R. Monastersky The traditional story of the western United States reads like a geo
Science News Online (6/14/97): Divide and conquer for quantum computers June 14, 1997 Divide and conquer for quantum computers by I. Peterson One way to get a job done faster is to divvy it up into s
Science News Online (6/21/97): Guardians of the Genome? June 21, 1997 Guardians of the Genome? Two breast cancer genes may safeguard DNA By JOHN TRAVIS Historic discoveries are often followed by frus
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/21/97 June 21, 1997 Microbial Trigger for Autoimmunity? by J. Travis If suffering through a cold or the flu weren't bad enough by itself, a new stud
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/21/97 June 21, 1997 Molecular ball bearings lube metal parts by C. Wu Most people are familiar with oil's ability to grease moving parts, but some o
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 6/28/97 June 28, 1997 Stalking the Ancient Dog Man's best friend may go way back By CHRISTINE MLOT As ecologist at the Savannah River Site near Aik
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/28/97 June 28, 1997 Industries Tally Air Pollution Poorly by J. Raloff Companies in the United States that annually spew 100 tons or more of smog-fo
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/28/97 June 28, 1997 Channeling quantum information efficiently by I. Peterson To be understood over a crackly telephone line, a person can try to sp
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/7/97 June 7, 1997 A New Gap in the Antibiotic Arsenal by N. Seppa Not long ago, to demonstrate how staphylococcus bacteria invade the body, instruct
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 6/7/97 June 7, 1997 Pinning down a superconductivity theory by I. Peterson In conventional, low-temperature superconductors like niobium, electrons ov
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 7/12/97 July 5, 1997 The Bitter Truth Do some people inherit a distaste for broccoli? By Kathleen Fackelmann Former President George Bush got a lot
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/12/97 July 12, 1997 by R. Cowen Information about the Mars Pathfinder mission and the latest data and photographs are available at , or see for alte
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/12/97 July 12, 1997 Postcards from the Red Planet by R. Cowen The journey was 7 months long, the landing bumpy. But right on schedule, the spacecraf
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 7/19/97 July 19, 1997 Nuclear Medicine Gets Friendlier Experimental therapies seek to poison just the disease By JANET RALOFF "I looked like a conc
Science News Online (7/19/97): Human Embryonic Stem Cells Found? July 19, 1997 Human Embryonic Stem Cells Found? by J. Travis Biologists who ponder the remarkable process by which an embryo develops 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/19/97 July 19, 1997 Squirts for squirts: Flu spray guards kids by E. Strauss A squirt up the nose could provide a shot in the arm for the flu vaccin
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/19/97 July 19, 1997 Managed care may be choking clinical research by J. Raloff Over the past 5 years, medical research institutions in Massachusetts
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 7/26/97 July 26, 1997 A Soil Story Life inside a nematode: Creative chemistry and novel pest control By CHRISTINE MLOT There are 8 million stories 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/26/97 July 26, 1997 When Earth Tipped, Life Went Wild by R. Monastersky More than 500 million years ago, Earth may have lost its balance and listed 
Science News Online (7/26/97): Internet congestion stirs up data storms July 26, 1997 Internet congestion stirs up data storms by I. Peterson The worldwide network of computer networks known as the I
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 7/5/97 July 5, 1997 Hiding in Lattices An improved mathematical strategy for encrypting data By IVARS PETERSON Sending a message over the Internet 
Science News Online (7/5/97): Computing nuclear crash and burn scenarios July 5, 1997 Computing nuclear crash and burn scenarios by I. Peterson A jet aircraft skids along a runway. Its wing slams int
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 7/5/97 July 5, 1997 Community study traces bulimia's origins by B. Bower Young women afflicted with bulimia nervosa careen between feast and famine. F
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 8/16/97 August 16, 1997 A Green Clean New detergents dissolve obstacles to pollutionfree solvents By CORINNA WU Water, despite its benign reputatio
Science News Online (8/16/97): Biological Pest Control Harms Natives August 16, 1997 Biological Pest Control Harms Natives by C.Mlot In theory, biological pest control is a clean and green technology
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/16/97 August 16, 1997 United neighbors take a bite out of crime by B. Bower Scientists often explore the roots of violent crime by tracking individu
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 8/23/97 August 23, 1997 Mob Action Peer pressure in the bacterial world By EVELYN STRAUSS "Team player" is not a phrase that usually comes to mind 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/23/97 August 23, 1997 Navy Recruits Report Abusive Legacy by B. Bower About 5 years ago, a rash of sexual assaults on female recruits by U.S. Navy d
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/23/97 August 23, 1997 Brain doubles up on marijuanalike agents by J. Travis As neuroscientists have slowly lifted the veils from the chemistry of th
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 8/2/97 August 2, 1997 By IVARS PETERSON The final game of the match lasted barely more than an hour. A rattled Garry Kasparov conceded defeat after
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/2/97 August 2, 1997 Early Flowering Tree Rediscovered by C. Mlot About 100 million years ago, flowering plants burst onto the evolutionary scene and
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/2/97 August 2, 1997 Whistling a superfluid quantum melody by I. Peterson For physicists probing the curious quantum behavior of superfluids, "Whistl
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/2/97 August 2, 1997 Fetal cells may trigger autoimmune disease by K. Fackelmann Researchers got a jolt some years ago when they tested the blood of 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 8/30/97 August 23, 1997 Paleopathological Puzzles Researchers unearth ancient medical secrets By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN In the mid-1980s, pathologist 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 8/30/97 August 30, 1997 Outside Influences A cancer cell's physical environment controls its growth By JOHN TRAVIS Open a box containing fragile ob
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/30/97 August 23, 1997 Ancient Animal Sheds False Identity by R. Monastersky Call it a case of fossil duplicity. For decades, a group of ancient oval
Science News Online (8/30/97): Freeze! Insect proteins halt ice growth August 23, 1997 Freeze! Insect proteins halt ice growth by C. Wu In cold climates, cars often need an infusion of antifreeze to 
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 8/9/97 August 9, 1997 The Ties That Bond Adult romantic and sexual styles may grow out of parent-child affiliations By BRUCE BOWER More than 50 yea
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/9/97 August 9, 1997 PCBs linked to rise in lymph cancers by J. Raloff The incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas -- a family of cancers that attack th
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 8/9/97 August 9, 1997 Communism in trees goes underground by E. Strauss Although plants don't plot to overthrow capitalist regimes, their actions demo
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 9/13/97 September 13, 1997 Look, Ma, No Hands! Automated cars take their drivers for a ride By CORINNA WU As the comedian George Carlin has wryly o
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/13/97 September 13, 1997 Lucky choice turns up world-record prime by I. Peterson As one of about 1,700 participants in the Great Internet Mersenne P
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 9/20/97 September 20, 1997 The Tissue Issue Losing oneself to science? By EVELYN STRAUSS Once a physician has removed cells from a person's body, w
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/20/97 September 20, 1997 Liver transplant transfers peanut allergy by N. Seppa After eating a meal with satay sauce in a Paris restaurant, a 22-year
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/20/97 September 20, 1997 Anticancer agent sprouts up unexpectedly by J. Raloff There's good news for George Bush and others who detest broccoli. Wit
Science News Online (9/27/97): The Rise in Toxic Tides September 27, 1997 The Rise in Toxic Tides What's behind the ocean blooms? By CHRISTINE MLOT In 1984, a small herd of cows in Montana collapsed 
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/27/97 September 27, 1997 New chemistry from tropical corals by C. Mlot It's a long way -- geographically and taxonomically -- from a shrub in the fo
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/27/97 September 27, 1997 Transgenic plants provoke petition by S. Perkins Genetically modified crops will have a tough row to hoe if some organic fa
Science News Online - This Week - Feature Article - 9/6/97 September 6, 1997 A Silent Cool Thermoelectrics may offer new ways to refrigerate and generate power By CORINNA WU At night, when all is qui
Science News Online (9/6/97): Caries: Legacy of mom's lead exposure? September 6, 1997 Caries: Legacy of mom's lead exposure? by J. Raloff Several studies have linked a high incidence of dental cavit
Science News Online - This Week - News Feature - 9/6/97 September 6, 1997 Spacecraft probes beneath sun's surface by R. Cowen Glimpsed by the naked eye, the sun's surface appears smooth and uniform. 
Science News Online (10/10/98): Surreal Films October 10, 1998 Surreal Films A soapy solution to the math puzzle of turning a sphere inside out By IVARS PETERSON Note: images for this article may be 
Science News Online (10/10/98): Musical Metal October 10, 1998 Musical Metal Science catches up with the shimmering sound of steel drums By CORINNA WU More than half a century ago in Trinidad, a teen
Science News Online (10/10/98): Infrared Camera Goes the Distance October 10, 1998 Infrared Camera Goes the Distance By R. Cowen Viewing the world through rose-colored glasses has its advantages. Usi
Science News Online (10/10/98): Fossil jaw tells tale of whale evolution October 10, 1998 Fossil jaw tells tale of whale evolution By R. Monastersky Paleontologists have unveiled the fossilized lower
Science News Online (10/10/98): Stopgap measure could limit stroke damage October 10, 1998 Stopgap measure could limit stroke damage By J.Travis When a person suffering a stroke is rushed to a hospit
Does Light Have a Dark Side?: Science News Online, Oct. 17, 1998 Does Light Have a Dark Side? Nighttime illumination might elevate cancer risk By J. Raloff Since life began, one pattern has dominated
Science News Online (10/17/98): Dogs and Cats in Their Dotage October 17, 1998 Dogs and Cats in Their Dotage Do aged pets get their own type of Alzheimer's, and will a new drug help them? By SUSAN MI
Science News Online (10/17/98): Infections May Underlie Cerebral Palsy October 17, 1998 Infections May Underlie Cerebral Palsy By N. Seppa For more than 150 years, most doctors have believed that cer
Science News Online (10/24/98): Space-Age Metals October 24, 1998 Space-Age Metals Freed from gravity, materials reveal their mysteries By CORINNA WU Gravity can be a real drag- especially to scienti
Science News Online (10/24/98): Atom Tinkerer's Paradise October 24, 1998 Atom Tinkerer's Paradise Innovations to atom-imaging microscopes create labs on tips By PETER WEISS Maybe it was too big-or t
Science News Online (10/24/98): Bright Lights Dim Winter Depression October 24, 1998 Bright Lights Dim Winter Depression By B. Bower For the past 15 years, a small group of researchers has argued tha
Science News Online (10/24/98): Cell-phone muffler squelches street noise October 24, 1998 Cell-phone muffler squelches street noise By P. Weiss A technique that quiets noise by producing counteracti
Science News Online (10/31/98): The Leonids are Coming! The Leonids are Coming! October 31, 1998 The Leonids are Coming! The Leonids are Coming! A memorable light show or just a bracing shower? By RO
Science News Online (10/31/98): Geologists anticipate an oil crisis soon October 31, 1998 Geologists anticipate an oil crisis soon By R. Monastersky Cheap oil has helped fuel the economic boom of the
Science News Online (10/3/98): Waves of Death October 3, 1998 Waves of Death Why the New Guinea tsunami carries bad news for North America By RICHARD MONASTERSKY When a devastating tsunami hits anywh
Science News Online (10/3/98): Asian DNA Enters Human Origins Fray October 3, 1998 Asian DNA Enters Human Origins Fray By B. Bower A large genetic analysis of Chinese citizens and others indicates th
Science News Online (10/3/98): Where there's smoke, there are sprites October 3, 1998 Where there's smoke, there are sprites By R. Monastersky When slugger Mark McGwire started his home run streak th
Science News Online (10/3/98): Amazon forests caught in fiery feedback October 3, 1998 Amazon forests caught in fiery feedback By S. Milius One little fire inching through a tropical forest may not k
Science News Online (1/10/98): Astronomers Aglow About Infrared Maps by R. Cowen January 10, 1998 Astronomers Aglow About Infrared Maps by R. Cowen There's more to the universe than meets the eye. Ne
Science News Online (1/10/98): Science Talent Search future by J.A. Miller January 10, 1998 Science Talent Search future by J.A. Miller After CBS Corp. absorbed Westinghouse Electric Corp. last month
Science News Online (11/14/98): Lock-on-a-chip may close hackers out November 14, 1998 Lock-on-a-chip may close hackers out By P. Weiss Engineers have crammed an electromechanical combination lock on
Science News Online (11/14/98): Cholesterol-busting products provoke FDA November 14, 1998 Cholesterol-busting products provoke FDA By J. Raloff It spreads like a soft margarine, tastes like a soft m
Science News Online (11/21/98): High-Fat and Healthful November 21, 1998 High-Fat and Healthful Scientists offer a nutty recipe for hale hearts and slim physiques By Janet Raloff Thanksgiving ushers 
Science News Online (11/21/98): Microbe linked to Alzheimers disease November 21, 1998 Microbe linked to Alzheimer's disease By J. Travis Chlamydia pneumoniae is getting a bad reputation. Scientists
Science News Online (11/28/98): Its a Girl! November 28, 1998 It's a Girl! Is sex selection the first step to designer children? By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN Some parents-to-be hope for a girl. Some wish 
Science News Online (11/28/98): Gene Triggers New Hair in Adult Mice November 28, 1998 Gene Triggers New Hair in Adult Mice By J. Travis In research that could one day suggest ways to combat baldness
Science News Online (11/28/98): Very hot grills may inflame cancer risks November 28, 1998 Very hot grills may inflame cancer risks By J. Raloff Women who consistently eat their meat very well done-w
Science News Online (1/17/98): Genes of Silence: Scientists track down a slew of mutated genes that cause deafness by John Travis January 17, 1998 Genes of Silence Scientists track down a slew of mut
Science News Online (1/17/98): Secondary Smoke Carries High Price by N. Seppa January 17, 1998 Secondary Smoke Carries High Price by N. Seppa Scientists have taken the guesswork out of determining ho
Science News Online (1/17/98): Female flies pick mates with sexy eyes by S. Milius January 17, 1998 Female flies pick mates with sexy eyes by S. Milius Among some species of stalk-eyed flies, the guy
Science News Online (11/7/98): Democratizing Science November 7, 1998 Democratizing Science Science shops are tackling research for and with communities By JANET RALOFF In the early 1970s, the Center
Science News Online (11/7/98): New Drug Keeps HIV Out of Cells November 7, 1998 New Drug Keeps HIV Out of Cells By S. Simpson Drugs currently approved to fight HIV wait for the virus to start trouble
Science News Online (11/7/98): Arctic fossils record evolutionary burst November 7, 1998 Arctic fossils record evolutionary burst By R. Monastersky Working near the northern limit of land, on Canada'
Science News Online (12/12/98): Worm Offers the First Animal Genome December 12, 1998 Worm Offers the First Animal Genome By J. Travis Pity poor Caenorhabditis briggsae. Like most nematodes, this wor
Science News Online (12/12/98): Global Surveyor maps Mars northern ice December 12, 1998 Global Surveyor maps Mars' northern ice By R. Cowen "Her ups, her downs, are second nature to me now." Those 
Science News Online (12/12/98): Asian pollution drifts over North America December 12, 1998 Asian pollution drifts over North America By R. Monastersky Faster than mail traveling from Beijing to Seat
Science News Online (12/19-26/98): The Greatest Story Ever Told December 19 & 26, 1998 The Greatest Story Ever Told Is cosmology solved? By RON COWEN Scientists don't often make great debaters. Rathe
Science News Online (12/19-26/98): Tubular Science December 19 & 26, 1998 Tubular Science Tune in for previews of hot new TV science shows! By BRUCE BOWER Hi, everyone. I'm Celia Lloyd, and you're wa
Science News Online (12/19-26/98): A Billion Years of Beauty December 19 & 26, 1998 A Billion Years of Beauty Exhibit of fossils strains the definition of art By RICHARD MONASTERSKY -- See the beauti
Science News Online (12/19/98): New Gene Therapy Fights Frailty December 19 & 26, 1998 New Gene Therapy Fights Frailty By J. Raloff By age 40, every man and woman begins losing muscle. Over the next 
Science News Online (12/19/98): Fishing trawlers scrape rock bottom December 19 & 26, 1998 Fishing trawlers scrape rock bottom By S. Simpson Fishing boats in search of shrimp, flounder, and other bot
Science News Online (12/19/98): Potent laser twirls electron figure eights December 19 & 26, 1998 Potent laser twirls electron figure eights By P. Weiss During the past decade, experimenters have dev
Science News Online (1/24/98): Sacred Secrets of the Caves: Archaeologists go underground for enlightenment on ancient Maya by Bruce Bower January 24, 1998 Sacred Secrets of the Caves Archaeologists 
Science News Online (1/24/98): Alcoholism Shows Its Youthful Side by B. Bower January 24, 1998 Alcoholism Shows Its Youthful Side by B. Bower A surprisingly large number of people who exhibit serious
Science News Online (1/24/98): Tinnitus location found in the brain by N. Seppa January 24, 1998 Tinnitus location found in the brain by N. Seppa The chronic sensation of loud ringing in the ears, or
Science News Online (1/24/98): Neutrinos to survey Earth's radioactivity by I. Peterson January 24, 1998 Neutrinos to survey Earth's radioactivity by I. Peterson A significant fraction of the energy 
Science News Online (12/5/98): Gulf War syndrome may signal mental ills December 5, 1998 Gulf War syndrome may signal mental ills By B. Bower A mysterious and controversial illness said to afflict ma
Science News Online (12/5/98): Scientists harvest antibodies from plants December 5, 1998 Scientists harvest antibodies from plants By J. Travis People may never look at a field of corn quite the sam
Science News Online (1/31/98): The Coyotes of Lamar Valley by Chris Mlot January 31, 1998 The Coyotes of Lamar Valley In Yellowstone, the master adapter learns to deal with wolves By CHRIS MLOT Descr
Science News Online (1/31/98): How Inhaled Dust Harms the Lungs by J. Raloff January 31, 1998 How Inhaled Dust Harms the Lungs by J. Raloff Seven years ago, an Environmental Protection Agency statist
Science News Online (1/31/98): Spy satellite plumbs secrets of Antarctica by R. Monastersky January 31, 1998 Spy satellite plumbs secrets of Antarctica by R. Monastersky In the frostiest campaign of 
Science News Online (1/3/98): Space 1998 From the moon to Mars and beyond January 3, 1998 Space 1998 From the moon to Mars and beyond In space, small is in. The majority of missions scheduled for lau
Science News Online (1/3/98): The Cosmos' Fate: World Without End by R. Cowen January 3, 1998 The Cosmos' Fate: World Without End by R. Cowen Will the universe expand forever, or will it eventually c
Science News Online (1/3/98): New foam tames an asbestos by J. Raloff January 3, 1998 New foam tames an asbestos by J. Raloff Ever since the carcinogenicity of asbestos came to light, regulators have
Science News Online (2/14/98): The Mush Zone, A slurpy layer lurks deep inside the planet by Richard Monastersky February 14, 1998 The Mush Zone A slurpy layer lurks deep inside the planet By RICHARD
Science News Online (2/14/98): Depression Gets Doleful Diagnosis by B. Bower February 14, 1998 Depression Gets Doleful Diagnosis by B. Bower Major depression is a bedrock psychiatric disorder that af
Science News Online (2/14/98): Hermaphrodites duel for manhood by S. Milius February 14, 1998 Hermaphrodites duel for manhood by S. Milius Talk about a battle of the sexes. Researchers have found her
Science News Online (2/21/98): Circles in the Sky Detecting the shape of the universe by Ivars Peterson February 21, 1998 Circles in the Sky Detecting the shape of the universe By IVARS PETERSON Sail
Science News Online (2/21/98): Added Noise Keeps Waves Going by I. Peterson February 21, 1998 Added Noise Keeps Waves Going by I. Peterson Usually a nuisance, noise sometimes aids the transmission of
Science News Online (2/21/98): Gene cloned for stretchiest spider silk by M. Jensen February 21, 1998 Gene cloned for stretchiest spider silk by M. Jensen To snag a speeding insect, the resilient sil
Science News Online (2/28/98): Valuable Vices:  Researchers uncover the healthful side of hedonism By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN February 28, 1998 Valuable Vices Researchers uncover the healthful side of he
Science News Online (2/28/98): A shot to the heart Shows promise by Nathan Seppa February 28, 1998 A Shot to the Heart Shows Promise by N. Seppa Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a
Science News Online (2/28/98): Mathematicians describe tendril perversion by M.N. Jensen February 28, 1998 Mathematicians describe tendril perversion by M.N. Jensen "I am repeatedly amazed at the ran
Science News Online (2/7/98): Staging Germ Warfare in Foods: Science harnesses bacteria to fend off food poisoning and spoilage by Jane Raloff February 7, 1998 Staging Germ Warfare in Foods Science h
Science News Online (2/7/98): How low will we go in fishing for dinner? by J. Raloff February 7, 1998 How low will we go in fishing for dinner? by J. Raloff Though news accounts over the past decade 
Science News Online (2/7/98): Protein switch curls bacterial propellers by C. Wu February 7, 1998 Protein switch curls bacterial propellers by C. Wu Without its flagella, many a bacterium would truly
Science News Online (2/7/98): New Budget Provides Lift for Science by J. Travis February 7, 1998 New Budget Provides Lift for Science by J. Travis On Feb. 2, President Bill Clinton gave Congress a 19
Science News Online (3/14/98) Racing the Waves: Seismologists try to catch quake tremors quickly enough to save lives by RICHARD MONASTERSKY March 14, 1998 Racing the Waves Seismologists try to catch
Science News Online (3/14/98): Nailing Down Pheromones in Humans by N. Seppa March 14, 1998 Nailing Down Pheromones in Humans by N. Seppa When biopsychologist Martha K. McClintock documented in 1971 
Science News Online (3/14/98): Math enthusiast wins Science Talent Search by S. Milius March 14, 1998 Math enthusiast wins Science Talent Search by S. Milius What a birthday. On March 8, the day he t
Science News Online (2/14/98): Stimulating clue hints how lithium works by J. Travis March 14, 1998 Stimulating clue hints how lithium works by J. Travis Some 50 years ago, Australian physician John 
Science News Online (3/21/98) Drugged Waters Does it matter that pharmaceuticals are turning up in water supplies? By JANET RALOFF March 21, 1998 Drugged Waters Does it matter that pharmaceuticals ar
Science News Online (3/21/98): Grown-Up Monkey Brains Get Growing by B. Bower March 21, 1998 Grown-Up Monkey Brains Get Growing by B. Bower During adulthood, according to traditional views of primate
Science News Online (3/21/98): California's quake deficit fades by R. Monastersky March 21, 1998 California's quake deficit fades by R. Monastersky As Californians recover from El Nino-driven storms,
Science News Online (3/28/98): Spray Guards Chicks from Infections by J. Raloff March 28, 1998 Spray Guards Chicks from Infections by J. Raloff A drug spray that wards off Salmonella infection in new
Science News Online (3/28/98): Science Talent Search has new sponsor March 28, 1998 Science Talent Search has new sponsor The competition was fierce, but a winner finally emerged from the pack. The S
Science News Online (3/28/98): Magnetic materials keep fridges cool by C. Wu March 28, 1998 Magnetic materials keep fridges cool by C. Wu Magnets turn many refrigerators into message centers and art 
Science News Online (2/28/98): When Birds Divorce:  Who splits, who benefits, and who gets the nest by SUSAN MILIUS March 7, 1998 When Birds Divorce Who splits, who benefits, and who gets the nest By
Science News Online (3/7/98): Taters for tots provide an edible vaccine by Janet Raloff March 7, 1998 Taters for tots provide an edible vaccine by J. Raloff Consider the versatile potato. Even most c
Science News Online (3/7/98): Bone marrow cells can build new muscle by John Travis March 7, 1998 Bone marrow cells can build new muscle by J. Travis Scientists may have found the source of Mighty Mo
Science News Online (4/11/98): How Bright Is a Butterfly? The prettiest pollinators match wits with bees By Susan Milius April 11, 1998 How Bright Is a Butterfly? The prettiest pollinators match wits
Science News Online (4/11/98): Bacteria cause plague in coral reef by S. Milius April 11, 1998 Bacteria cause plague in coral reef by S. Milius Just in time for the underwater version of flu season, 
Science News Online (4/11/98): Internal fight settles size of body parts by J. Travis April 11, 1998 Internal fight settles size of body parts by J. Travis Most animals compete fiercely for limited r
Science News Online (4/11/98): Evading quantum barrier to time travel by I. Peterson April 11, 1998 Evading quantum barrier to time travel by I. Peterson Ruling out the possibility of traveling back 
Science News Online (4/18/98): Courting Reliable Science Judges seek to improve use of scientific experts in trials By RICHARD MONASTERSKY April 18, 1998 Courting Reliable Science Judges seek to impr
Science News Online (4/18/98): When lava and ice clashed on Mount Rainier by R. Monastersky April 18, 1998 When lava and ice clashed on Mount Rainier by R. Monastersky During prehistoric eruptions of
Science News Online (4/18/98): Internet access: A black-and-white issue by J. Raloff April 11, 1998 Internet access: A black-and-white issue by J. Raloff One commonly cited estimate holds that at som
Science News Online (4/25/98): Scooping Up a Chunk of Mars Fresh samples from the Red Planet By RON COWEN April 25, 1998 Scooping Up a Chunk of Mars Fresh samples from the Red Planet By RON COWEN Exc
Science News Online (4/25/98): Dust Disks Hint at Baby Solar System by R. Cowen April 25, 1998 Dust Disks Hint at Baby Solar System by R. Cowen Radio and infrared images unveiled this week suggest th
Science News Online (4/4/98): Private Eyes Biometric identification is set to replace passwords and PINs by C. Wu April 4, 1998 Private Eyes Biometric identification is set to replace passwords and P
Science News Online (4/4/98): Ecologists Go to Town Investigations in Baltimore and Phoenix forge a new ecology of cities by M. Jensen April 4, 1998 Ecologists Go to Town Investigations in Baltimore 
Science News Online (4/4/98): Why Are Boys' Birth Rates Falling? by J. Raloff April 4, 1998 Why Are Boys' Birth Rates Falling? by J. Raloff To the mother of a rambunctious boy who courageously dives 
Science News Online (4/4/98): Colorful gene marks mosquito manipulation by J. Travis April 4, 1998 Colorful gene marks mosquito manipulation by J. Travis Vampires may star in movies and television sh
Science News Online (4/4/98): Ritalin may work better as purer compound by C. Wu April 18, 1998 Ritalin may work better as purer compound by C. Wu Half of every dose of the drug Ritalin, taken by an 
Science News Online (5/16/98): Target Earth -- Geologists link a chain of craters By RICHARD MONASTERSKY May 16, 1998 Target Earth Geologists link a chain of craters By RICHARD MONASTERSKY In one of 
Science News Online (5/16/98): Study tracks violence among mentally ill May 16, 1998 Study tracks violence among mentally ill by B. Bower According to national surveys, many people believe that indiv
Science News Online (5/16/98): Fetal deaths climb with air pollution May 16, 1998 Fetal deaths climb with air pollution by J. Raloff Over the past decade, a host of studies has shown that a day or tw
Science News Online (5/23/98): Banquets in the Ruins Archaeologists hunger for a better understanding of feasts May 23, 1998 Banquets in the Ruins Archaeologists hunger for a better understanding of 
Science News Online (5/23/98): Monkeys provide models of child abuse by B. Bower May 23, 1998 Monkeys provide models of child abuse by B. Bower Some parents neglect or physically harm their young. Th
Science News Online (5/23/98): Blood test, 3-D graphics win top prize by S. Milius May 23, 1998 Blood test, 3-D graphics win top prize by S. Milius A painless, no-needle way of checking blood hemoglo
The Fat Fracas Researchers weigh in on body size By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN May 2, 1998 The Fat Fracas Researchers weigh in on body size By KATHLEEN FACKELMANN When the prestigious New England Journal of
Science News Online (5/2/98): Genetic makeup can boost aspirin's benefit by N. Seppa May 2, 1998 Genetic makeup can boost aspirin's benefit by N. Seppa Platelets, the smallest blood cells, are indisp
Science News Online (4/25/98): Sifting through the Web's data jumble by I. Peterson May 2, 1998 Sifting through the Web's data jumble by I. Peterson Searching the World Wide Web for authoritative sou
Science News Online (5/30/98): Stealth, Lies and Cowbirds May 30, 1998 Stealth, Lies, and Cowbirds One of the most despised birds in North America is puzzling researchers By Susan Milius "People hate
Science News Online (5/30/98): Wash-Resistant Bacteria Taint Foods May 30, 1998 Wash-Resistant Bacteria Taint Foods by J. Raloff Foodborne microbes trigger some 81 million cases of disease in the Uni
Science News Online (5/30/98): Analysis shatters cathedral-glass myth May 30, 1998 Analysis shatters cathedral glass myth by C. Wu A new study debunks the persistent belief that stained glass windows
Science News Online (5/9/98): Good Health Requires Good Gums Periodontal infections have ties to many ailments By MARI N. JENSEN May 9, 1998 Good Health Requires Good Gums Periodontal infections have
Science News Online (5/9/98): Gamma-Ray Burst Makes Quite a Bang by R. Cowen May 9, 1998 Gamma-Ray Burst Makes Quite a Bang by R. Cowen For one brief moment, long ago in a far-away galaxy, a titanic 
Science News Online (5/2/98): Pollution conundrum has fishy solution by J Raloff May 9, 1998 Pollution conundrum has fishy solution by J. Raloff To understand why industrial chemicals taint even unin
Science News Online (6/13/98): Immune Attack on Cancer Researchers spur the immune system to rout malignancies June 13, 1998 Immune Attack on Cancer Researchers spur the immune system to rout maligna
Science News Online (6/13/98): Infant Deaths Linked to Odd Heartbeat June 13, 1998 Infant Deaths Linked to Odd Heartbeat by N. Seppa Few medical tragedies compare with sudden infant death syndrome, o
Science News Online (6/13/98): European crab leaps to Pacific prominence June 13, 1998 European crab leaps to Pacific prominence by J. Raloff Andrew Cohen made a disturbing discovery last week while 
Science News Online (6/20/98): Medicine for Menopause Researchers study herbal remedies for hot flashes June 20, 1998 Medicine for Menopause Researchers study herbal remedies for hot flashes By KATHL
Science News Online (6/20/98): Rethinking Ink Printing the pages of an electronic book June 20, 1998 Rethinking Ink Printing the pages of an electronic book By IVARS PETERSON As a display technology,
Science News Online (6/20/98): Power Cracking of Cash Card Codes June 20, 1998 Power Cracking of Cash Card Codes by I. Peterson Loaded with electronic cash that has been protected by an encryption sc
Science News Online (6/20/98): Getting the scoop from the poop of T. rex June 20, 1998 Getting the scoop from the poop of T. rex by R. Monastersky Clues to the digestive habits of Tyrannosaurus rex h
Science News Online (6/27/98): Clearing the Air About Turbulence June 27, 1998 Clearing the Air About Turbulence A fearful flier's foray By RON COWEN It's an embarrassing confession: I'm a space scie
Science News Online (6/27/98): Feathered Dinosaurs Found in China : June 27, 1998 Feathered Dinosaurs Found in China by R. Monastersky In the academic cockfight over bird origins, dinosaur researcher
Science News Online (6/27/98): Two teams find planet orbiting nearby star June 27, 1998 Two teams find planet orbiting nearby star by R. Cowen Astronomers this week reported that one of the sun's nea
Science News Online (6/27/98): Cesarean + AZT = Almost no HIV transmission June 27, 1998 Cesarean + AZT = Almost no HIV transmission by N. Seppa Pregnant women with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, c
Science News Online (6/27/98): New tags may help diagnose turtle losses June 27, 1998 New tags may help diagnose turtle losses by J. Raloff Up to 8 feet long and weighing in at 1,200 pounds or more, 
Science News Online (6/6/98): Melanoma Madness The scientific flap over sunscreens and skin cancer -- Epidemiological studies June 6, 1998 Melanoma Madness The scientific flap over sunscreens and ski
Science News Online (6/6/98):  Melanoma Madness The scientific flap over sunscreens and skin cancer -- Chemical studies June 6, 1998 Melanoma Madness The scientific flap over sunscreens and skin canc
Science News Online (6/6/98):  Ka-Boom! A shockingly unconventional meat tenderizer June 6, 1998 Ka-Boom! A shockingly unconventional meat tenderizer By JANET RALOFF People often laugh -- or at least
Science News Online (6/6/98): Picturing pesticides' impacts on kids June 6, 1998 Picturing pesticides' impacts on kids by J. Raloff Heavy exposure to pesticides appears to have impaired child develop
Science News Online (6/6/98): New spermicides stop cells gently June 6, 1998 New spermicides stop cells gently by C. Wu A promising new class of spermicides has the potential to perform better, and w
Science News Online (7/11/98): Timely Surprises - Biological clocks sense light in obscure ways July 11, 1998 Timely Surprises Biological clocks sense light in obscure ways By John Travis When a New 
Science News Online (7/11/98): Marijuana chemical tapped to fight strokes July 11, 1998 Marijuana chemical tapped to fight strokes By J. Brainard The breakfast table may someday feature not only oran
Science News Online (7/11/98): What's in ocean water? Shards of bacteria July 11, 1998 What's in ocean water? Shards of bacteria By R. Monastersky When a team of oceanographers used state-of-the-art 
Science News Online (7/18/98): Timely Surprises Poker comes out of the back room and into the computer science lab July 18, 1998 Playing Your Cards Right Poker comes out of the back room and into the
Science News Online (7/18/98): Infanticide Reported in Dolphins July 18, 1998 Infanticide Reported in Dolphins By S. Milius Bottlenose dolphins, the darlings of sea parks and nature tourism worldwide
Science News Online (7/18/98): Livestock's role in antibiotic resistance July 18, 1998 Livestock's role in antibiotic resistance By J. Raloff Increasingly, infectious disease specialists have been ca
The Overworked Heart   Research suggests molecular mechanisms for heart failure July 25, 1998 The Overworked Heart Research suggests molecular mechanisms for heart failure By Kathleen Fackelmann Almo
Science News Online (7/25/98): Sizzling June fires up greenhouse debate July 25, 1998 Sizzling June fires up greenhouse debate By R. Monastersky Showing rare ardor, Vice President Al Gore charged tha
Science News Online (7/25/98): Muscle cells in damaged hearts may divide July 25, 1998 Muscle cells in damaged hearts may divide By J. Brainard Crooners who lament that broken hearts never mend may n
Science News Online (7/4/98): Amyloid Can Trigger Brain Damage July 4, 1998 Amyloid Can Trigger Brain Damage By N. Seppa Autopsies of Alzheimer's patients show waxy plaques of a protein called beta-a
Science News Online (7/4/98): Mice help nail down gene for rare syndrome July 4, 1998 Mice help nail down gene for rare syndrome By J. Travis Randy L. Johnson is interested in how limbs form, so he w
Science News Online (7/4/98): La Nina readies to steal El Nino's thunder July 4, 1998 La Nina readies to steal El Nino's thunder By R. Monastersky Water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacifi
Science News Online (7/4/98): Fatal skin fungus found in U.S. frogs July 4, 1998 Fatal skin fungus found in U.S. frogs By S. Milius Chytrid skin fungi, which have devastated frogs in parts of Austral
Science News Online (8/15/98): Non-estrogen morning-after pill works best August 15, 1998 Non-estrogen morning-after pill works best By N. Seppa In the 1970s, Canadian scientist Albert A. Yuzpe disco
Science News Online (8/15/98): Cracking Kepler's sphere-packing problem August 15, 1998 Cracking Kepler's sphere-packing problem By I. Peterson The familiar piles of neatly stacked oranges at a super
The Bacteria in the Stone   Extra-tiny microorganisms may lead to kidney stones and other diseases August 1, 1998 The Bacteria in the Stone Extra-tiny microorganisms may lead to kidney stones and oth
Science News Online (8/1/98): How a middling quake made a giant tsunami August 1, 1998 How a middling quake made a giant tsunami By R. Monastersky As residents of Papua New Guinea combed its north sh
Science News Online (8/1/98): Glow-in-the-dark shark has killer smudge August 1, 1998 Glow-in-the-dark shark has killer smudge By S. Milius A dark band below the jaw of a luminescent dwarf shark reve
Science News Online (8/22/98): Stroke Rescue Can cells injected into the brain reverse paralysis? August 22, 1998 Stroke Rescue Can cells injected into the brain reverse paralysis? By KATHLEEN FACKEL
Science News Online (8/22/98): DNA Fingerprinting to Track Caviar August 22, 1998 DNA Fingerprinting to Track Caviar By J. Brainard Economic turmoil in the former Soviet Union and rising U.S. demand 
Science News Online (8/22/98): Rhythm of the ice age: North versus south August 22, 1998 Rhythm of the ice age: North versus south By R. Monastersky Linked together like Siamese twins, Earth's northe
Science News Online (8/29/98): Popsicle Planet - The king of all ice ages may have spurred animal evolution August 22, 1998 Popsicle Planet The king of all ice ages may have spurred animal evolution 
Science News Online (8/29/98): Smoking moms pass carcinogen to infants August 29, 1998 Smoking moms pass carcinogen to infants By C. Wu Cigarettes are one craving that doctors have long said pregnant
Science News Online (8/29/98): How cardinals tell her songs from his August 29, 1998 How cardinals tell her songs from his By S. Milius A New York researcher has finally figured out how to distinguis
Exploring New Worlds August 8, 1998 Exploring New Worlds Scientists puzzle over extrasolar planets Astronomers are puzzling over the formation and evolution of a slew of recently discovered massive p
Science News Online (8/8/98): Russian Queens Bee-Little Mites' Impact August 8, 1998 Russian Queens Bee-little Mites' Impact By J. Raloff Federal scientists hope to establish a Russian dynasty throug
Science News Online (8/8/98): DNA vaccines for rabies, rotavirus advance August 8, 1998 DNA vaccines for rabies, rotavirus advance By N. Seppa The newest vaccine technology has moved a step closer to
Science News Online (9/12/98): The Color of Honey A sweetener that bee-devils food spoilage September 12, 1998 The Color of Honey A sweetener that bee-devils food spoilage By JANET RALOFF Many people
Science News Online (9/12/98): Craft Finds New Evidence of Magnetars September 12, 1998 Craft Finds New Evidence of Magnetars By R. Cowen Late last month, astronomers witnessed a star going berserk. 
Science News Online (9/12/98): Tamoxifen clears hurdle to preventive use September 12, 1998 Tamoxifen clears hurdle to preventive use By J. Raloff Healthy women at high risk of developing breast canc
Science News Online (9/19/98): Jet would skitter across globe in 2 hours September 19, 1998 Jet would skitter across globe in 2 hours By P. Weiss. By skipping along the top of the atmosphere like a r
Science News Online (9/19/98): Mooning over the dust rings of Jupiter September 19, 1998 Mooning over the dust rings of Jupiter By R. Cowen The deep impacts that killed the dinosaurs or excavated our
Science News Online (9/26/98): Second Group of Living Fossils Reported September 26, 1998 Second Group of Living Fossils Reported By S. Milius A second population of one of the most sought-after fish
Science News Online (9/26/98): A dozen new planets . . . and still counting September 26, 1998 A dozen new planets . . . and still counting By R. Cowen Just last month, the number of known planets or
Science News Online (9/5/98): HIVs Quiet Accomplice? Imbalances in vaginal flora may link to the AIDS epidemic August 22, 1998 HIV's Quiet Accomplice? Imbalances in vaginal flora may link to the AID
Science News Online (9/5/98): New strain of HIV appears in Cameroon September 5, 1998 New strain of HIV appears in Cameroon By N. Seppa Cameroon, which has been a crucible for rare strains of HIV in 
Science News Online (9/5/98): Common pesticide clobbers amphibians September 5, 1998 Common pesticide clobbers amphibians By J. Raloff Over the past decade, biologists have been chronicling a dramati
Designer Estrogens, Science News Online (10/16/99) Designer Estrogens Getting all the benefits, few of the risks By Damaris Christensen The complex (left) of the receptor and an estrogen blocker fail
Higher Primates May Have Asian Root, Science News Online (10/16/99) Higher Primates May Have Asian Root By B. Bower Researchers working in southern Asia have discovered 40-million-year-old fossil tee
Fertilizer: Hiding a toxic pollutant?, Science News Online (10/16/99) Fertilizer: Hiding a toxic pollutant? By J. Raloff Perchlorate is hardly a household name. Yet its notoriety is climbing as the p
Snouts: A star is born in a very odd way, Science News Online (10/23/99) Snouts: A star is born in a very odd way By S. Milius During fetal development in star-nosed moles, little cylinders form on t
Parathyroid surgery proves its worth, Science News Online (10/23/99) Parathyroid surgery proves its worth By N. Seppa Tiny glands that go into a frenzy of hormone production can cause kidney disease 
The Strangest Home on Earth, Science News Online (10/2/99) The Strangest Home on Earth Looking for frosty life in a lake under Antarctica By Richard Monastersky The drilling project at Vostok Station
Thyroid Linked to Some Frog Defects, Science News Online (10/2/99) Thyroid Linked to Some Frog Defects By J. Raloff Tadpoles raised in water from a lake with a low frequency of frog abnormalities (to
Cave finds revive Neandertal cannibalism, Science News Online (10/2/99) Cave finds revive Neandertal cannibalism By B. Bower The butchered skeletal remains of six individuals, unearthed at a 100,000-
Faulty control gene underlies retardation, Science News Online (10/2/99) Faulty control gene underlies retardation By O. Baker A search to explain a baffling form of mental retardation exclusive to g
Found: Primordial Water, Science News Online (10/30/99) Found: Primordial Water A meteorite's salty tale By Ron Cowen Purple salt crystals in a sample of the Monahans 1998 meteorite. Crystals are abo
La Nia will whip up U.S. winter weather, Science News Online (10/30/99) La Nina will whip up U.S. winter weather By R. Monastersky A typical La Nina reorients winter storms northward, drying the sou
Are young hyenas just misunderstood?, Science News Online (10/30/99) Are young hyenas just misunderstood? By S. Milius The spotted hyena is one of the few carnivores born with functional teeth and th
Is Your Stomach Bugging You?, Science News Online (10/9/99) Is Your Stomach Bugging You? The rise and fall of the bacterium H. pylori By Damaris Christensen This picture, taken 8 days after researche
Flu Vaccine Aims at Constant Target, Science News Online (10/9/99) Flu Vaccine Aims at Constant Target By N. Seppa Like a shape-shifter in a science fiction novel, the virus that causes influenza can
Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet, Science News Online (10/9/99) Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet By R. Monastersky Pushing the known envelope of life to a new extreme, scientists have fou
New Flea Imperils Fish, Fouls Gear, Science News Online (11/13/99) New Flea Imperils Fish, Fouls Gear By J. Raloff The spread of fishhook water fleas from Lake Ontario to Lake Michigan and six of New
Here come the Leonids, Science News Online (11/13/99) Here come the Leonids By R. Cowen Attention, skywatchers. That annual fall light show, the Leonid meteor shower, returns the night of Nov. 17, an
Scientists eye whirlpool in Earth's core, Science News Online (11/13/99) Scientists eye whirlpool in Earth's core By O. Baker Heat-driven circulation of liquid iron in Earth's fluid core constitutes 
Smart Outfit, Science News Online (11/20/99) Smart Outfit Computers worn like clothes may alter the fabric of everyday life By Peter Weiss Shrinkage of computers, displays, and other gear has made "r
Extrasolar Planets: Out of the Shadows, Science News Online (11/20/99) Extrasolar Planets: Out of the Shadows By R. Cowen Artist's depiction of planet passing in front of the star HD 209458. (Goli So
First plum pox turns up in North America, Science News Online (11/20/99) First plum pox turns up in North America By S. Milius Splotches on peaches, grown in Adams County, Pa., indicate plum pox. (Je
Traffic may worsen hay fever and asthma, Science News Online (11/20/99) Traffic may worsen hay fever and asthma By J. Raloff As roads grow ever more congested, commutes lengthen. Even though individu
Schroedinger's Cash Register, Science News Online (11/27/99) Schroedinger's Cash Register Physicists try to break economists' monopoly on financial theory By Oliver Baker Fluctuations over time in St
Grade Meat Tender, Grade Meat True..., Science News Online (11/27/99) Grade Meat Tender, Grade Meat True... By J. Raloff MARC scientist runs a rib eye through the image-analysis program. Green in rig
Monarch butterflies use magnetic compasses, Science News Online (11/27/99) Monarch butterflies use magnetic compasses By S. Milius Monarchs can check magnetic fields as a backup to their sun compass.
Science News Online (1/16/99): A Fireproof Future? January 16, 1999 A Fireproof Future? Plastics that don't burn could stop a fire in its tracks By C. Wu In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus stol
Science News Online (1/16/99): New AIDS Vaccine Stimulates Hope January 16, 1999 New AIDS Vaccine Stimulates Hope By J. Travis An ideal AIDS vaccine must pack a one-two punch. It would generate immun
Science News Online (1/16/99): Tiny galaxies have hearts of darkness January 16, 1999 Tiny galaxies have hearts of darkness By R. Cowen Small ghost galaxies, devoid of stars but harboring dense clump
A Controversial Shot in the Arm, Science News Online (11/6/99) A Controversial Shot in the Arm Possible AIDS vaccine taps an unlikely protein called Tat By John Travis Copies of HIV bud from a white 
Waking Up to the Dawn of Vertebrates, Science News Online (11/6/99) Waking Up to the Dawn of Vertebrates By R. Monastersky First fish: An artist's conception of the Myllokunmingia. (John Sibbick) Pal
Vacuum tubes' new image: Too small to see, Science News Online (11/6/99) Vacuum tubes' new image: Too small to see By P. Weiss Varying the voltage of the gate, an electrode in the ultrasmall vacuum t
Enzyme offers promise of Alzheimer's drugs, Science News Online (11/6/99) Enzyme offers promise of Alzheimer's drugs By J. Travis The secret is out on beta-secretase, but a patent war may have just b
Y2K problem looms in Hubble repair, Science News Online (11/6/99) Y2K problem looms in Hubble repair By R. Cowen Scene depicts the upcoming mission to replace failed gyroscopes on Hubble. (NASA) Spac
Animal Whodunit, Medical Mystery, Science News Online (12/11/99) Animal Whodunit, Medical Mystery Scientists cross species barriers to diagnose West Nile encephalitis By Susan Milius Chilean flamingo
Simplicity makes for superfast computing, Science News Online (12/11/99) Simplicity makes for superfast computing By I. Peterson A radically new approach to computer design promises to deliver a supe
Buoy oh buoy: Comprehensive El Nio data, Science News Online (12/11/99) Buoy oh buoy: Comprehensive El Nino data By O. Baker A buoy, carrying instruments above water and on an anchored line below, t
Kids' ADHD Care Gets a Wake-up Call, Science News Online (12/18/99) Kids' ADHD Care Gets a Wake-up Call By B. Bower A combination of carefully monitored stimulant use and intensive behavioral trainin
Future for digital snapshots looks crisp, Science News Online (12/18/99) Future for digital snapshots looks crisp By P. Weiss This photo taken with the new digital image sensor shows distinct black-a
Mars craft finds evidence of a past ocean, Science News Online (12/18/99) Mars craft finds evidence of a past ocean By R. Cowen Mars as it may have looked more than 2 billion years ago, with an ocean
The 2-Million-Year-Old Man Speaks, Science News Online (12/18/99) The 2-Million-Year-Old Man Speaks A Stone Age survivor ponders Y2K and more (with apologies to Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner) By Bruce B
Myriad Monsters Confirmed in Water Droplets, Science News Online (12/18/99) Myriad Monsters Confirmed in Water Droplets By S. Milius LONDON, November 1677-A Dutch merchant's startling claim that thou
With new vaccine, scientist prevents rabies in boys, Science News Online (12/18/99) With new vaccine, scientist prevents rabies in boys By N. Seppa PARIS, October 1885-Scientist Louis Pasteur has stu
Gravity tugs at the center of a priority battle, Science News Online (12/18/99) Gravity tugs at the center of a priority battle By I. Peterson CAMBRIDGE, England, July 1686 - A bitter dispute over wh
A million healing words flow from compendium, Science News Online (12/18/99) A million healing words flow from compendium By J. Raloff ISFAHAN, Persia, March 1023-Faced with a particularly puzzling o
Messy pilgrims blamed for puzzling fossils, Science News Online (12/18/99) Messy pilgrims blamed for puzzling fossils By R. de Monastersky PARIS, 1746-Monsieur de Voltaire this week offered a startli
Danish astronomer argues for a changing cosmos, Science News Online (12/18/99) Danish astronomer argues for a changing cosmos By R. Cowen HVEN, Denmark, January 1578-Heavens! Could the teachings of A
Weights make haste: Lighter linger, Science News Online (12/18/99) Weights make haste: Lighter linger By P. Weiss PISA, Italy, December 1612-In a new test of an old idea about motion, philosophers re
Imagine that: Animal magnetism exposed, Science News Online (12/18/99) Imagine that: Animal magnetism exposed By B. Bower PARIS, December 1785-Imagination and wonder, those bewitching sirens of super
Monk learns secrets of heredity from pea plants, Science News Online (12/18/99) Monk learns secrets of heredity from pea plants By J. Travis BRNN, Austria, March 1865-It may be the most interesting 
Science News Online (1/23/99): More Than the Brain's Drain January 23, 1999 More Than the Brain's Drain By J. Travis It may lack the majesty of the mighty Mississippi, but there's a vital river runni
Science News Online (1/23/99): Electron Mix Binds Water Molecules January 23, 1999 Electron Mix Binds Water Molecules By P. Weiss Life owes its existence to a relatively weak connection called the hy
Science News Online (1/23/99): Cellular conversion turns brain into blood January 23, 1999 Cellular conversion turns brain into blood By J. Travis Talk about a career change. The unspecialized cells 
The Killing Fields, Science News Online (12/4/99) The Killing Fields What robbed the Americas of their most charismatic mammals? By Richard Monastersky Saber-toothed cat from the ice age. (American M
Sooty Air Cuts China's Crop Yields, Science News Online (12/4/99) Sooty Air Cuts China's Crop Yields By J. Raloff Georgia Tech scientist measures haze in rural Zhejiang Province last month. The 5-mil
The best Leonid show is yet to come?, Science News Online (12/4/99) The best Leonid show is yet to come? By R. Cowen The streaks of light came fast and furious. Some raced across the sky in nearly pa
Gene may alter Ritalins effects in ADHD, Science News Online (12/4/99) Gene may alter Ritalin's effects in ADHD By B. Bower Many children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
Science News Online (1/2/99): Agents of Cooperation January 2, 1999 Agents of Cooperation Orchestrating the actions of mobile snippets of smart software By IVARS PETERSON No traffic jams. No parking 
Science News Online (1/2/99): Year 2000 Chip Danger Looms January 2, 1999 Year-2000 Chip Danger Looms Large By I. Peterson With less than a year left to avert failures, computer experts and engineers
Science News Online (1/2/99): Good and bad news for migrating monarchs January 2, 1999 Good and bad news for migrating monarchs By S. Simpson Each winter the Oyamel forests of central Mexico blaze or
Science News Online (1/30/99): Sea Sickness January 30, 1999 Sea Sickness Marine epidemiology comes of age By Janet Raloff Sylvia A. Earle, the National Geographic Society's explorer-in-residence, en
Science News Online (1/30/99): Speech Insights Sound Off in the Brain January 30, 1999 Speech Insights Sound Off in the Brain By B. Bower Talk is cheap and, not surprisingly, plentiful. It gushes fro
Science News Online (1/30/99): Southern twisters: Don't blame La Nia January 30, 1999 Southern twisters: Don't blame La Nina By R. Monastersky Storms in the southern United States turned vicious thi
Science News Online (1/30/99): Catching a burst's visible glow January 30, 1999 Catching a burst's visible glow By R. Cowen When James Wren's beeper woke him just before 3 a.m. last Saturday, he knew
Science News Online (1/9/99): Life's First Scalding Steps January 9, 1999 Life's First Scalding Steps Biology might have begun in cauldrons at the bottom of the sea By S. Simpson In a back room at th
Science News Online (1/9/99): Hubble Eyes Signs of Nearby Planets January 9, 1999 Hubble Eyes Signs of Nearby Planets By R. Cowen About the last thing Brad A. Smith expected to find when he examined 
Science News Online (1/9/99): Treatment blocks sites for dental bacteria January 9, 1999 Treatment blocks sites for dental bacteria By C. Wu Armed with toothbrushes, toothpastes, and floss, people wa
Science News Online (1/9/99): Formaldehyde: Some surprises at home January 9, 1999 Formaldehyde: Some surprises at home By J. Raloff It's hard to avoid exposure to formaldehyde, a respiratory irritan
Science News Online (2/13/99): Pain, Pain, Go Away February 13, 1999 Pain, Pain, Go Away Snipping a nerve pathway in the spinal cord can bring instant relief By Sarah Simpson Cramps burned in her gut
Science News Online (2/13/99): Bacteria under ice: Some don't like it hot February 13, 1999 Bacteria under ice: Some don't like it hot By R. Monastersky Hordes of bacteria can thrive in the seemingly
Science News Online (2/13/99): Lab-grown bladders prove a success in dogs February 13, 1999 Lab-grown bladders prove a success in dogs By J. Travis Foreshadowing a time when a patient's own cells may
Science News Online (2/20/99): Modus Operandi of an Infamous Drug February 20, 1999 Modus Operandi of an Infamous Drug Mutant mice provide clues to how DES wreaked havoc in the womb By John Travis Fi
Science News Online (2/20/99): Martian close-up images tell a watery tale February 20, 1999 Martian close-up images tell a watery tale By R. Cowen The sharpest images of Mars ever recorded from an or
Science News Online (2/20/99): Dioxin can harm tooth development February 20, 1999 Dioxin can harm tooth development By J. Raloff In the early 1980s, a Finnish dentist noticed that an unusually large
Science News Online (2/27/99): Souping up Supercomputing The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 9 (February 27, 1999) Souping up Supercomputing Retooling the underpinnings of high-perf
Science News Online (2/27/99): Teasing Out a Tongue's Taste Receptors The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 9 (February 27, 1999) Teasing Out a Tongue's Taste Receptors By J. Travis O
Science News Online (2/27/99): Memory cell: Change of the light, delayed The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 9 (February 27, 1999) Memory cell: Change of the light, delayed By P. We
Science News Online (2/6/99): DNA's Evolutionary Dilemma February 6, 1999 DNA's Evolutionary Dilemma Genetic studies collide with the mystery of human evolution By Bruce Bower Just a few years ago, g
Science News Online (2/6/99): New element leaves lightweights behind February 6, 1999 New element leaves lightweights behind By P. Weiss A long-sought new element has apparently sprung into existence
Science News Online (2/6/99): Half-asleep birds choose which half dozes February 6, 1999 Half-asleep birds choose which half dozes By S. Milius Birds that are literally half-asleep-with one brain hem
Science News Online (3/13/99): Enzyme disables excess amino acid The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 11 (March 13, 1999) Enzyme disables excess amino acid By N. Seppa Phenylalanine,
Science News Online (3/13/99): Neutrinos to buckyballs: 10 talents tower The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 11 (March 13, 1999) Neutrinos to buckyballs: 10 talents tower By P. Weis
Science News Online (3/13/99): Octopus suckers glow in the deep, dark sea The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 11 (March 13, 1999) Octopus suckers glow in the deep, dark sea By S. Mi
Science News Online (3/20/99): When Meteorologists See Red The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 12 (March 20, 1999) When Meteorologists See Red Worldwide warming has tripped up U.S. 
Science News Online (3/20/99): A Stirring Tale from inside Earth The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 12 (March 20, 1999) A Stirring Tale from inside Earth By R. Monastersky In the q
Science News Online (3/20/99): Why cutting fats may harm the heart The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 12 (March 20, 1999) Why cutting fats may harm the heart By J. Raloff Since die
Science News Online (3/27/99): Why AIDS? The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 13 (March 27, 1999) Why AIDS? The mystery of how HIV attacks the immune system By Damaris Christensen Ov
Science News Online (3/27/99): Nuclear Fusion Flares on a Tabletop The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 13 (March 27, 1999) Nuclear Fusion Flares on a Tabletop By P. Weiss The dream 
Science News Online (3/27/99): Solvents' link to birth defects bolstered The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 13 (March 27, 1999) Solvents' link to birth defects bolstered By N. Sepp
Science News Online (3/27/99): China's air pollution chokes crop growth The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 13 (March 27, 1999) China's air pollution chokes crop growth By R. Monast
Science News Online (3/6/99): Census Sampling Confusion The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 10 (March 6, 1999) Census Sampling Confusion Controversy dogs the use of statistical meth
Science News Online (3/6/99): Marrow transplant fights bone disease The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 10 (March 6, 1999) Marrow transplant fights bone disease By N. Seppa Children
Science News Online (3/6/99): Simulations nab protein-folding mistakes The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 10 (March 6, 1999) Simulations nab protein-folding mistakes By I. Peterson
Science News Online (4/10/99): Slow motion sets in when the light dims The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 15 (April 10, 1999) Slow motion sets in when the light dims By L. Helmuth 
Science News Online (4/10/99): Shutting off plaque's lifeline of blood The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 15 (April 10, 1999) Shutting off plaque's lifeline of blood By N. Seppa Pl
Science News Online (4/17/99): Can This Swamp Be Saved? The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 16 (April 17, 1999) Can This Swamp Be Saved? Bold Everglades-protection strategies may re
Science News Online (4/17/99): Astronomers Find Planetary System The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 16 (April 17, 1999) Astronomers Find Planetary System By R. Cowen We are not alo
Science News Online (4/17/99): Pearl-like bacteria are largest ever found The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 16 (April 17, 1999) Pearl-like bacteria are largest ever found By J. Tr
Science News Online (4/17/99): Neural teamwork may compensate for aging The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 16 (April 17, 1999) Neural teamwork may compensate for aging By L. Helmut
Science News Online (4/24/99): Well-Done Research The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 17 (April 24, 1999) Well-Done Research New recipes for making seriously browned meats less of a
Science News Online (4/24/99): Eruptions Cleared Path for Dinosaurs The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 17 (April 24, 1999) Eruptions Cleared Path for Dinosaurs By R. Monastersky In
Science News Online (4/24/99): Souping up and other tricks produce satiety The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 17 (April 24, 1999) Souping up and other tricks produce satiety By J. 
Science News Online (4/3/99): Look Who's Dancing The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 14 (April 3, 1999) Look Who's Dancing Check out the steps-and the songs-of honeybees' overlooked
Science News Online (4/3/99): Human Growth Displays Ancient Roots The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 14 (April 3, 1999) Human Growth Displays Ancient Roots By B. Bower Three unfort
Science News Online (4/3/99): Common pollutants undermine masculinity The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 14 (April 3, 1999) Common pollutants undermine masculinity By J. Raloff Som
Science News Online (5/15/99): What's That Smell? The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 20 (May 15, 1999) What's That Smell? Modern science puts its mark on a rare but ancient body-od
Science News Online (5/15/99): Oklahoma Tornado Sets Wind Record The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 20 (May 15, 1999) Oklahoma Tornado Sets Wind Record By R. Monastersky Doppler ra
Science News Online (5/15/99): Depression, sadness yield brain link The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 20 (May 15, 1999) Depression, sadness yield brain link By B. Bower Major depr
Science News Online (5/15/99): Student standouts tackle ills, theorems The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 20 (May 15, 1999) Student standouts tackle ills, theorems By P. Weiss Top 
Science News Online (5/1/99): Plate Tectonics . . . on Mars The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 18 (May 1, 1999) Plate Tectonics . . . on Mars Magnetic map reveals ancient activity 
Science News Online (5/1/99): Living-Cell Dialysis Works on Dogs The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 18 (May 1, 1999) Living-Cell Dialysis Works on Dogs By N. Seppa For patients wit
Science News Online (5/1/99): Last drop squeezed from recycled tires The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 18 (May 1, 1999) Last drop squeezed from recycled tires By P. Weiss Old tire
Science News Online (5/1/99): Parasites make frogs grow extra legs The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 18 (May 1, 1999) Parasites make frogs grow extra legs By S. Milius In the grea
Science News Online (5/22/99): Out of the Swamps The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 21 (May 22, 1999) Out of the Swamps How early vertebrates established a foothold-with all 10 toe
Science News Online (5/22/99): A Shelter in the Storm The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 21 (May 22, 1999) A Shelter in the Storm Oklahoma tornadoes give 'strong rooms' their first
Science News Online (5/22/99): Common cold virus is foiled by a decoy The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 21 (May 22, 1999) Common cold virus is foiled by a decoy By N. Seppa No one
Science News Online (5/29/99): Simple Minds, Smart Choices The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 22 (May 29, 1999) Simple Minds, Smart Choices For sweet decisions, mix a dash of knowl
Science News Online (5/29/99): Hubble Telescope Dates the Universe The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 22 (May 29, 1999) Hubble Telescope Dates the Universe By R. Cowen The spiral g
Science News Online (5/29/99): Heavy exposure to solvent linked to cancer The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 22 (May 29, 1999) Heavy exposure to solvent linked to cancer By N. Sepp
Science News Online (5/8/99): Spider Solidarity Forever The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 19 (May 8, 1999) Spider Solidarity Forever Social spiders create the communes of the arac
Science News Online (5/8/99): Edible Compound Mimics Insulin The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 19 (May 8, 1999) Edible Compound Mimics Insulin By N. Seppa An obscure compound pluc
Science News Online (5/8/99): Pollutant waits to smite salmon at sea The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 19 (May 8, 1999) Pollutant waits to smite salmon at sea By J. Raloff Atlanti
Science News Online (5/8/99): Fossil may expose humanity's hybrid roots The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 19 (May 8, 1999) Fossil may expose humanity's hybrid roots By B. Bower La
Science News Online (6/12/99): Fibonacci at Random The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 24 (June 12, 1999) Fibonacci at Random Uncovering a new mathematical constant By Ivars Peterso
Science News Online (6/12/99): Son of Long-Horned Beetles The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 24 (June 12, 1999) Son of Long-Horned Beetles Scientists fight a wood-boring invader th
Science News Online (6/12/99): Altered Antibody Boosts Transplants The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 24 (June 12, 1999) Altered Antibody Boosts Transplants By N. Seppa The immune 
Science News Online (6/12/99): New elements pop in, cousins may linger The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 24 (June 12, 1999) New elements pop in, cousins may linger By P. Weiss Two
Science News Online (6/12/99): Prehistoric bacteria revived from buried salt The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 24 (June 12, 1999) Prehistoric bacteria revived from buried salt By 
Science News Online (6/19/99): Good-bye to a Greenhouse Gas The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 25 (June 19, 1999) Good-bye to a Greenhouse Gas Dumping carbon dioxide underground or
Science News Online (6/19/99): Building Better Bandages The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 25 (June 19, 1999) Building Better Bandages New dressings include natural clotting agents
Science News Online (6/19/99): Raloxifene imparts anticancer benefit The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 25 (June 19, 1999) Raloxifene imparts anticancer benefit By N. Seppa When th
Science News Online (6/19/99): Atlantis of the iguanas found in Pacific The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 25 (June 19, 1999) Atlantis of the iguanas found in Pacific By R. Monaste
Science News Online (6/19/99): Galaxy study challenges cosmic-age estimate The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 25 (June 19, 1999) Galaxy study challenges cosmic-age estimate By R. C
Science News Online (6/26/99): Old Glory, New Glory The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 26 (June 26, 1999) Old Glory, New Glory The Star-Spangled Banner gets some tender loving care
Science News Online (6/26/99): Image of a Planet: Too Hot to be True? The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 26 (June 26, 1999) Image of a Planet: Too Hot to be True? By R. Cowen Propo
Science News Online (6/26/99): Cows' milk, diabetes connection bolstered The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 26 (June 26, 1999) Cows' milk, diabetes connection bolstered By N. Seppa
Science News Online (6/26/99): Lead and bad diet give a kick in the teeth The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 26 (June 26, 1999) Lead and bad diet give a kick in the teeth By S. Car
Science News Online (6/5/99): The Search for Animal Inventors The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 23 (June 5, 1999) The Search for Animal Inventors How innovative are other species?
Science News Online (6/5/99): Waterways Carry Antibiotic Resistance The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 23 (June 5, 1999) Waterways Carry Antibiotic Resistance By J. Raloff Wild bir
Science News Online (6/5/99): Canola could provide a new fat on the farm The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 155, Number 23 (June 5, 1999) Canola could provide a new fat on the farm By C. Wu Ne
Science News Online (7/10/99): A Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease? The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 2 (July 10, 1999) A Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease? By J. Travis Stunning, une
Science News Online (7/10/99): Drug to treat flu also protects against it The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 2 (July 10, 1999) Drug to treat flu also protects against it By N. Sepp
Science News Online (7/10/99): Seabed yields mark of nearby supernova The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 2 (July 10, 1999) Seabed yields mark of nearby supernova By S. Carpenter A 
Science News Online (7/17/99): Africa's Latest Scourge The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 3 (July 17, 1999) Africa's Latest Scourge A flesh-devouring bacterium begins to reveal its
Science News Online (7/17/99): Ocean Fever Heralds African Epidemics The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 3 (July 17, 1999) Ocean Fever Heralds African Epidemics By R. Monastersky In
Science News Online (7/17/99): Immune blockade impedes blood poisoning The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 3 (July 17, 1999) Immune blockade impedes blood poisoning By N. Seppa Each
Science News Online (7/24/99): Abracadabra! Magnets float in midair Abracadabra! Magnets float in midair By C. Wu Magic fingers: A strong magnet made of neodymium, iron, and boron floats in a touchle
Science News Online (7/24/99): Kids adopted late reap IQ increases Kids adopted late reap IQ increases By B. Bower Children adopted between ages 4 and 6 have more than a new family to celebrate. Thos
Science News Online (7/24/99): Women's heart attacks kill more often Women's heart attacks kill more often By S. Carpenter Heart attacks typically hit men at an earlier age than they do women, but wo
Science News Online (7/31/99): Take Me out to the World Series...of Birding Take Me out to the World Series...of Birding A brutal test of brains, endurance, and the ability to make funny noises By Su
Science News Online (7/31/99): Beyond Virtual Vaccinations Beyond Virtual Vaccinations Developing a digital immune system in bits and bytes By Damaris Christensen A digital immune system: A virus tri
Science News Online (7/31/99): ESP findings send controversial message ESP findings send controversial message By S. Carpenter Experiments remove sensory interference to investigate telepathic commun
Science News Online (7/3/99): Outta sight! A crafty peek at the sun's back The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 1 (July 3, 1999) Outta sight! A crafty peek at the sun's back By R. Co
Science News Online (8/14/99): Modern Hygiene's Dirty Tricks Modern Hygiene's Dirty Tricks The clean life may throw off a delicate balance in the immune system By Siri Carpenter Too clean? Antiseptic
Science News Online (8/14/99): Animal Genes Illuminate Human Sleep Animal Genes Illuminate Human Sleep By J. Travis Two narcoleptic dogs experiencing cataplexy, or loss of muscle control. (Mignot) A 
Science News Online (8/14/99): Seabed slide blamed for deadly tsunami Seabed slide blamed for deadly tsunami By R. Monastersky A year after giant waves swept away 2,200 residents of Papua New Guinea,
Science News Online (8/21/99): Travelin Light Travelin' Light Sailing through the solar system...and beyond By Ron Cowen "Just one of those fabulous flights, A trip to the moon on gossamer wings..."
Science News Online (8/21/99): Schizophrenia caregivers take health hit Schizophrenia caregivers take health hit By N. Seppa Although people suffering from long-term, incapacitating psychiatric disor
Science News Online (8/28/99): Acclimating to a Warmer World Acclimating to a Warmer World With some climate change unavoidable, researchers focus on adaptation By Richard Monastersky In November 195
Science News Online (8/28/99): Turkish earthquake: A wobbly domino falls Turkish earthquake: A wobbly domino falls By R. Monastersky The tremor that turned life upside down in northwest Turkey last w
Science News Online (8/28/99): Drastic measures combat heart attack shock Drastic measures combat heart attack shock By N. Seppa Heart attack victims who survive the initial hit and land in a hospita
Science News Online (8/7/99): Personality Conflicts Personality Conflicts A clinical upstart elbows its way into the personality-assessment fray By Bruce Bower The landscape of an individual's person
Science News Online (8/7/99): Antibiotics for Muscular Dystrophy? Antibiotics for Muscular Dystrophy? By J. Travis On the road, it's illegal and dangerous to ignore a stop sign. Tricking human cells 
Science News Online (9/11/99): Lost Space Lost Space Rising din threatens radio astronomy By Siri Carpenter Twilight at the Very Large Array radio telescopes near Socorro, N.M. (Dave Finley/NRAO/AUI)
Science News Online (9/11/99): Fewer gallstones arise in active women Fewer gallstones arise in active women By N. Seppa Gallbladder attacks requiring surgery occur less often in women who exercise r
Science News Online (9/11/99): Is there a super way to make black holes? Is there a super way to make black holes? By R. Cowen Illustration of the binary system GRO J1655-40 shows an ordinary star ci
Science News Online (9/18/99): Sculpting Virtual Reality Sculpting Virtual Reality 3-D models offer new ways of seeing art By Damaris Christensen The IBM team's still incomplete digital model of the 
Science News Online (9/18/99): Have Milky Way MACHOs Been Found? Have Milky Way MACHOs Been Found? By R. Cowen MACHO images? Located in the Hubble Deep Field North, the central green objects in the f
Science News Online (9/18/99): Berry good protection for aging brains Berry good protection for aging brains By J. Raloff Anthocyanin pigments give blueberries intense color and antioxidant power. (N
Slumber's Unexplored Landscape, Science News Online (9/25/99) Slumber's Unexplored Landscape People in traditional societies sleep in eye-opening ways By Bruce Bower A Gebusi woman in New Guinea, dec
Cousin of El Nio Haunts Indian Ocean, Science News Online (9/25/99) Cousin of El Nino Haunts Indian Ocean By R. Monastersky Indian Ocean map shows equatorial winds blowing westward in autumn of 1997
By a nose, worms reveal new Prozac targets, Science News Online (9/25/99) By a nose, worms reveal new Prozac targets By J. Travis A normal worm (left) and one wrinkling its nose in response to Prozac
Massive black holes let there be light, Science News Online (9/25/99) Massive black holes let there be light By R. Cowen Stars in the night, blazing their light, can't hold a candle to . . . a black 
Science News Online (9/4/99): Rarest of the Rare Rarest of the Rare Remote-camera images and dung-heap data give a portrait of Vietnam's rhinos By Janet Raloff Vietnam's Javan rhinos live in the jung