Articles from Science News (May 24, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A pervasive hidden influence.	Nelson-Thiele, Julie	Letter to the editor	90
Ah-ha-ha-ha.	Gallogly, Ethan B.	Letter to the editor	111
Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them.		Brief article	40
Blind might one day see, suggest new studies in humans and mice: genetic tricks offer a light at the end of the tunnel.	Saey, Tina Hesman		807
Comments on the new Science News.	Wellborn, Steve; Blum, Fredric	Letter to the editor	114
Curiosity and Enlightenment: Collectors and Collections from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century.	Maxmen, Amy	Brief article	242
Digital edition.		Brief article	28
DNA change no good for diabetics: increased protein production stimulates blood vessel growth and may lead to blindness and kidney failure.	Saey, Tina Hesman		381
Down with the transistor: new 'memristor' could radically transform computer chips.	Castelvecchi, Davide		471
Epic genetics: genes' chemical clothes may underlie the biology behind mental illness.	Saey, Tina Hesman	Cover story	3039
Fat cells gain weight.	Saey, Tina Hesman	Brief article	76
Flooring the cosmic accelerator: new measure of dark energy suggests 'Big Rip' for universe.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	159
For food's ecological impact, meat means more than miles: 'buying local' has small effect on greenhouse gases.	Ehrenberg, Rachel		476
Good medicine (usually).	Leibman, Rachel	Letter to the editor	127
Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin.		Book review	36
Jaw breaker: extinct hominid chewed softly, carried big teeth.	Bower, Bruce		360
John Wheeler (1911-2008): quantum theory poses reality's deepest mystery.	Siegfried, Tom		884
Keep reverence in its place.	Voyce, Brian	Letter to the editor	82
Keep your eye on the mouse.	Siegfried, Tom		403
Manipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal.		Brief article	29
Mental fluidity: training improves scores on problem-solving tests.	Bower, Bruce	Brief article	209
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life.	Quill, Elizabeth	Book review	303
New species could fill big shoes once worn by island's dispersers: experiments suggest 'rewilding' for plant survival.	Perkins, Sid	Brief article	275
Newton: Ackroyd's Brief Lives.		Brief article	35
Plants and rheumatism.	Otto, Roger W.	Letter to the editor	75
Science & the public.		Brief article	61
Science future.		Brief article	61
Science in the city: first-ever festival explores the science in culture, arts and life.	Ehrenberg, Rachel		920
Science news for kids.		Brief article	37
Science past: 50 years ago: from Science News Letter, May 24, 1958.		Brief article	149
Science stats: the lowdown on space junk.		Brief article	62
Scientific observations.	Hansen, James	Brief article	78
Scientists get a 2nd life: online world opens up new ways to do and learn about science.	Questi, Terra	Website overview	2621
Screaming bats make big noise: high-frequency sounds louder than fire alarms.	Milius, Susan	Brief article	162
Searching for habitability on Red Planet: Phoenix will dredge the Martian landscape with its robotic arm and onboard instruments.	Cowen, Ron		1048
Sights & sounds.			25
Stay connected.			24
Supermassive black hole says sayonara to its galaxy: evidence supports simulations suggesting that gravitational recoil can trigger ejection.	Cowen, Ron		438
Targeting Alzheimer's.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	82
The shape of Beethoven's Ninth: math, music and multidimensional geometry intersect.	Castelvecchi, Davide	Brief article	119
Treat 'em.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	94
Universal recipe.	Wolf, M. David; Cowen, Ron	Letter to the editor	125
Warming trend bad for insects: hotter weather threatens cold-blooded creatures too.	Ehrenberg, Rachel	Brief article	211
Winter Trees.		Brief article	34