Articles from Science News (February 28, 2009)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
Animal ancestor probably survived ancient ice age: chemical fossils date back to at least 635 million years ago.	Ehrenberg, Rachel		492
Astronomers discover the smallest known transiting extrasolar planet: finding could provide clues to composition and structure.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	322
Boron's stable form.	Barry, Patrick	Brief article	149
Correction.		Correction notice	53
Cosmic mystery: high-energy invaders from space could signal a nearby pulsar, or perhaps dark matter.	Gaidos, Susan		1999
Drug-use risk beyond genetics.	Bower, Bruce	Brief article	62
Early whales gave birth on land: Fossils fill gaps in story of land-to-water transition.	Perkins, Sid	Report	1009
Excess sugar and cognition.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	73
Fingerprints filter vibrations: ridges may help make touch sensation efficient.	Sanders, Laura		404
First wave: the presidents of two island nations draft escape plans, anticipating sea level rise.	Russell, Cristine		2737
Galaxy bulges in its middle: new evidence suggests growth from the inside out.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	290
Galaxy clusters slide.	Slotter, Arden	Letter to the editor	142
Hormonal cues for baby cuteness: women on oral contraceptives know when a face is adorable.	Bower, Bruce	Brief article	257
Hot chocolate, with foam please: cacao beverages appeared early in the U.S. Southwest.	Ehrenberg, Rachel		407
Kidney donation OK in long term: end-stage renal disease risk is lower among organ donors.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	297
Mitochondria gone bad: problems in the cell's energy factories power new ideas on disease and aging.	Beil, Laura		2252
Nation needs recovery plan for science faculty jobs.	Spergel, David		777
Needles rely on placebo effect.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	75
Nighttime thoughts see light of day: people interpret dreams in ways that affect their waking lives.	Bower, Bruce	Brief article	291
Sand: The Never-Ending Story.	Perkins, Sid	Brief article	298
Science & society.		Brief article	29
Science future.		Brief article	69
Science past: February 28, 1959.		Brief article	125
Science stats.		Brief article	74
Science's status trumps winning Super Bowl rings.	Siegfried, Tom		417
Scientific observations.	Coyne, Jerry A.	Brief article	107
Serotonin turns loner locusts into swarming, gregarious cereal killers: smells, sights, tickles boost levels of the neurotransmitter.	Milius, Susan		561
SN multimedia.		Brief article	40
Superconductors escape Flatland: iron-based materials allow electric current to flow in 3-D.	Barry, Patrick		436
Tests identify the immune proteins that defend against West Nile virus: mice without the proteins are more susceptible to pathogen.	Seppa, Nathan		532
The (-est).		Brief article	60
The nocebo effect.	Learned, Kerry	Letter to the editor	208
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet.	Yeager, Ashley	Brief article	275
Treating itch with acupuncture.	Blinder, Ted	Letter to the editor	181
What's in a name.	Simmons, Dick; Antonucci, R.	Letter to the editor	314
Wolves borrow coat color.	Sanders, Laura	Brief article	140