Articles from Science News (December 18, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A light wrap?		Brief Article	187
A spectrum of choices.	Peterson, Ivars		7904
An electron runs through it: surprising rivulets and ripples complicate the microchip picture.	Weiss, Peter Ulrich		1825
Ancient heights: leaf fossils track elevation changes.	Shiga, D.		435
Birth dilemma: doctors weigh pros and cons of cesareans.	Seppa, N.		462
Bonelike polymer supports stem cells.		Brief Article	286
Buckyballs store 1s and 0s in new memory device.		Brief Article	250
Colon scans reveal heart risk.		Brief Article	271
Ending the year right.	Clary, Everett	Letter to the Editor	123
Glass materials let Venetian art shine.		Brief Article	222
Growing where they haven't grown before.		Brief Article	209
Immigration blues: born in the USA: mental-health deficit.	Bower, B.		524
In Other Words: a Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words around the World.		Book Review	198
John James Audubon: the Making of an American.		Book Review	267
Kibble for thought: dog diversity prompts new evolution theory.	Brownlee, C.		501
Magnetic bit boost: quantum rewiring for computer memories.	Weiss, P.		584
Mussel glue inspires coating for medical implants.		Brief Article	186
Our sun, the healer.	Roesch, Karl L.	Letter to the Editor	182
People, not robots: panel favors shuttle mission to Hubble.	Cowen, C.		505
Schrodinger's Rabbits: the Many Worlds of the Quantum.		Book Review	181
Science news challenge.			351
Sit, stay, speak: a dog gets a rare chance to talk about what's on, and in, his mind.	Bower, Bruce		1847
Song fights: when male birds go tune to tune.	Milius, Susan		2528
Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World.		Book Review	264
The birds are falling: avian losses could hit ecosystems hard.	Harder, B.		447
Think fast.	Dietrich, Del	Letter to the Editor	47
Trade Center cough is diagnosed.		Brief Article	188