Articles from Science News (December 14, 1996)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Aerogel films as electronic insulators.	Wu, Corinna	Brief Article	282
Atomic oxygen removes soot from paintings.	Wu, Corinne	Brief Article	434
Biological glue for cartilage ... and for corneas.	Wu, Corinna	Brief Article	137
Condition critical: is the right-heart catheter dangerous?	Fackelmann, Kathleen		2030
Cushions for drops of levitated helium.	Peterson, Ivars	Brief Article	271
Gene tells male fly how to go a-courtin'.	Travis, John	Brief Article	575
Homo erectus shows staying power on Java.	Bower, Bruce		613
Magnesium may stave off cerebral palsy.	Sternberg, Steve	Brief Article	503
New thinking about the ages of old stars.		Brief Article	506
Protein deficiency abets tuberculosis.	Raloff, Janet	Brief Article	812
Rains in the plains less common in past.	Monastersky, Richard	Brief Article	423
Searching for life in a Martian meteorite.	Cowen, Ron		1671
Stress may weaken the blood-brain barrier.	Vergano, Dan	Brief Article	371
The lost tribe of the mammals: deep in our history, an enigma defies all categories.	Monastersky, Richard	Cover Story	1977