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Taste cells for sour also go for fizz: protein splits C[O.sub.2], helps tongue detect carbonation.	Brief article	Nov 7, 2009	285
Flowerless plants also made form of fancy amber: fossilized resin may hail from a preconifer or an extinct fern.		Oct 24, 2009	1001
The element tin flouts carbon's chemistry rules: heavy metals don't always behave like organic neighbor.		Oct 24, 2009	459
Squid gets its shine on.	Brief article	Oct 24, 2009	164
Enter the virosphere: as evidence of the influence of viruses escalates, appreciation of these master manipulators grows.		Oct 10, 2009	2470
New bond in the basement tethers body's tissues together: sulfur-nitrogen link had never been seen in living creature.		Sep 26, 2009	943
Comet halo holds ingredient for life; smallest amino acid could have extraterrestrial source.		Sep 12, 2009	416
Worm-inspired superglue.	Brief article	Sep 12, 2009	165
Styrofoam degrades in seawater, leaving tiny contaminants behind: study suggests styrene units are fouling the Pacific Ocean.		Sep 12, 2009	462
Subtracting that smell.	Brief article	Sep 12, 2009	137
Brilliant blue for the spinal cord: rats that get dye after injury show motor improvements.		Aug 29, 2009	412
Tiny bird, tiny genome.	Brief article	Aug 29, 2009	152
Churning water by the numbers: small swimmers may affect ocean mixing and climate.		Aug 29, 2009	395
Virus can cause AIDS-like illness in chimpanzees: new study documents SIV's effects in a wild population.		Aug 15, 2009	1073
Tackling toxicology and environmental health.	Interview	Aug 15, 2009	832
Enemy hornets suffocate within honeybees' ball: heat may boost vulnerability to carbon dioxide increase.	Brief article	Aug 1, 2009	335
Salt turns to taffy at the nanoscale: find suggests new technique for making miniature wires.	Brief article	Aug 1, 2009	304
The biofuel future: scientists seek ways to make green energy pay off.		Aug 1, 2009	3219
Scales provide a smoother slither: new study shows how push, friction move snakes forward.	Brief article	Jul 4, 2009	301
Deadly mushroom toxin identified: synthetic muscle-destroying compound also found in nature.	Brief article	Jun 20, 2009	212
Beryllium-beryllium bond revealed: scientists clarify confusion over puzzling atomic partnership.		Jun 20, 2009	504
Intel science fair recognizes top young scientists: winners investigate bees, nematodes, glowing bacteria.		Jun 6, 2009	619
A good look at mimi.	Brief article	May 23, 2009	146
Lizards bask for more than warmth.	Brief article	May 9, 2009	151
Double-laser approach leads to one thin line: erasing, stenciling offer new nanolithography techniques.		May 9, 2009	538
Goo gives eels the right buoyancy.	Brief article	Apr 11, 2009	209
Light could heal material wounds: chitosan-related compound allows coating to repair itself.		Apr 11, 2009	335
Building beauty: deconstructing flowers yields the secrets of petals, scents and hue.		Apr 11, 2009	2242
Curious constant for black holes makes an unexpected appearance: physicists puzzled by Newtonian analog to relativity math.		Mar 28, 2009	520
Science's next superstars win fortune and fame: top students recognized in Intel Science Talent Search.		Mar 28, 2009	617
'Green gas' vs. greenhouse gases: clearing tropical forests to grow biofuel crops doesn't add up.		Mar 14, 2009	513
Lice-laced salmon are easy dinner: parasites from fish farms slow down juveniles in the wild.		Mar 14, 2009	447
Science on the Air: Popularizers and Personalities on Radio and Early Television.	Book review	Mar 14, 2009	237
Animal ancestor probably survived ancient ice age: chemical fossils date back to at least 635 million years ago.		Feb 28, 2009	492
Hot chocolate, with foam please: cacao beverages appeared early in the U.S. Southwest.		Feb 28, 2009	407
Record low for blood oxygen levels: challenges in Everest's thin air could inform patient care.		Jan 31, 2009	362
Evolution's evolution: Darwin's dangerous idea has adapted to modern biology.		Jan 31, 2009	2807
Many drug trials never published; results are often biased, incomplete or unavailable.		Dec 20, 2008	720
Household cleaners using oxygen may make blood removal too simple: three common forensic tests foiled by hemoglobin's fatigue.		Dec 6, 2008	396
A way to crack quantum encryption: time-travel technique could break supposedly secure codes.		Dec 6, 2008	507
California's Fading Wildflowers: Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions.	Book review	Dec 6, 2008	278
Silk: mimicking how spiders make their complex array of silks could usher in a tapestry of new materials, and other animals or plants could be designed to be the producers.	Cover story	Nov 22, 2008	2494
Poaching's long reach threatens elephants anew: killing surges, effects linger years after ivory trade banned.		Nov 8, 2008	974
Bluefins mingle across the ocean: findings could complicate fish management plans.		Oct 25, 2008	496
Curtain drops after ants' final act: securing the nest means death for some Brazilian ants.	Brief article	Oct 25, 2008	281
Female frogs play the field: multiple partners improve odds of offspring survival.	Brief article	Oct 11, 2008	323
Plastics chemical takes another hit: for the first time, study links bisphenol A to heart disease.	Clinical report	Oct 11, 2008	346
Let's get vertical: city buildings offer opportunities for farms to grow up instead of out.		Oct 11, 2008	2300
Gene activity makes the difference in development of human qualities: 'junk DNA' helps to distinguish people from other primates.		Sep 27, 2008	431
FBI describes the science used to trace source of anthrax spores: bacteria's genetic fingerprints prove critical to case.		Sep 13, 2008	753
Popular plastics chemical poses another threat: this time diabetes: bisphenol A blocks protective hormone in human tissue.		Sep 13, 2008	662
Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife.	Book review	Sep 13, 2008	273
Death to dodder.	Report	Aug 16, 2008	107
Frogbuilding ... first the toes, then the legs: development appears out of order in coqui frog.		Aug 2, 2008	416
Vanilla's genetic flavor is bland: low diversity suggests difficulty in fighting off pests.	Brief article	Jul 19, 2008	299
Earthworms keep house: these ecosystem engineers collect and plant ragweed.		Jul 19, 2008	440
Stranded: a whale of a mystery: scientists generally agree that sonar can trigger strandings of certain whales, but no one really knows what leads these deep divers to the beach.		Jul 19, 2008	2400
Every breath you make tells of all your aches: scientists look at exhaled compounds to diagnose ills.		Jul 5, 2008	1234
Lead exposure leaves its mark: metal affects brain size, risk of violent behavior.		Jun 21, 2008	617
Students show their smarts at international science fair: participants compete for $4 million in prizes.		Jun 7, 2008	602
For food's ecological impact, meat means more than miles: 'buying local' has small effect on greenhouse gases.		May 24, 2008	476
Warming trend bad for insects: hotter weather threatens cold-blooded creatures too.	Brief article	May 24, 2008	211
Science in the city: first-ever festival explores the science in culture, arts and life.		May 24, 2008	920
Study decodes papaya genome: tropical fruit tree's DNA has surprisingly few genes.	Brief article	May 10, 2008	266
Spiders boost mercury levels: birds eating arachnids get high dose of toxic metal.	Brief article	May 10, 2008	264
Antibiotic alligator: promising proteins lurk in reptile blood.		Apr 12, 2008	383
Traveling toxin: Botox may hitch a ride on nerve cells.		Apr 5, 2008	482
Microbes weigh in on obesity.		Apr 5, 2008	239
Gassy Geysers: Cassini surveys Saturn's moon.		Mar 29, 2008	476
What's cookin': science is in the kitchen, and the results are good for our taste buds.		Mar 29, 2008	2447
Floral shocker: blooms shake roots of flowering-plant family.		Mar 22, 2008	464
Moths' memories.	Brief article	Mar 22, 2008	282
Tomorrow's stars: Intel Science Talent Search honors high achievers.		Mar 15, 2008	551
Promiscuous orchids.	Brief article	Mar 8, 2008	132
Fungi aid immune system's fight.	Brief article	Mar 8, 2008	258
Digging that Maya blue.	Brief article	Mar 1, 2008	122
Dioxin's long reach.	Brief article	Mar 1, 2008	282
Great spots for white sharks.	Brief article	Mar 1, 2008	180
On top of words: spatial language spurs kids' reasoning skills.		Feb 23, 2008	462
Defining toxic: federal agencies look to cells, not animals, for chemical testing.		Feb 23, 2008	479
Jelly propulsion: studies of medusan motion reveal secrets of the Earth's first muscle-powered swimmers.	Cover story	Feb 23, 2008	2136
Whales drink sounds: hearing may use an ancient path.		Feb 9, 2008	440
Early dioxin exposure hinders sperm later.	Brief article	Feb 9, 2008	257
Traveling tubers.	Brief article	Feb 2, 2008	126
... And the envelope, please: forty outstanding young scientists move to final round of competition.		Feb 2, 2008	531
Fishy flash.	Brief article	Feb 2, 2008	276
Tasty stalks.	Brief article	Feb 2, 2008	227