Articles from Science News (January 3, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2008 Science News of the year.	Quill, Elizabeth	Cover story	229
27,000 light-years.			10
4.31 million.			13
A better way.	Daly, Michael	Letter to the editor	93
An exoplanet with some fizz: C[O.sub.2] detection bolsters search for signs of life.	Cowen, Ron		351
Arctic freeze triggers big squeeze: methane release linked to wetlands covering permafrost.	Perkins, Sid		249
Atom & cosmos.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	332
Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America.		Book review	39
Body & brain.	Quill, Elizabeth		591
Body & brain.		Brief article	33
Correction.		Correction notice	48
Counting down 2008's science news favorites.	Siegfried, Tom		415
Cranes: A Natural History of a Bird in Crisis.		Brief review	31
Data from galaxy clusters suggest dark energy is constant over time: density value may resemble Einstein's cosmological constant.	Cowen, Ron		547
Demand for circumcision exceeds availability in sub-Saharan Africa: procedure catches on among men as a way to prevent HIV.	Seppa, Nathan		602
Dogs strike over unfair treatment: canines are first nonprimates to show aversion to inequity.	Milius, Susan	Brief article	190
Dolphins wield tools of the sea: sponges utensils of choice for 'workaholics' of ocean realm.	Bower, Bruce		389
Dyslexia, Learning, and the Brain.		Bar review	32
Earth.	Quill, Elizabeth		421
Earth.		Brief article	41
Environment.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	290
Evidence builds against chemical found in plastics.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	203
Evidence included: zircons hint at early tectonic activity, life.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	241
Fermi finds gamma-ray pulsars.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	102
Fine-scale shape confers fertility: study identifies structure of protein on mouse egg.	Sanders, Laura	Brief article	163
Food advice could be peanuts: early exposure seems to lessen the risk of nut allergy.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	148
Gene connects lack of shut-eye with diabetes: studies reveal how sleep can influence blood sugar levels.	Sanders, Laura		1108
Genes & cells.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	337
Good degradation.	Etzler, Paul; Perkins, Sid	Letter to the editor	105
Grasping numbers without words: studies challenge theories that link language and thought.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	226
Humans.	Quill, Elizabeth		522
It's the thought that counts--not the money--when it comes to gifts: givers often don't shift their perspective to that of the receiver.	Bower, Bruce		409
Life.	Quill, Elizabeth		489
Malaria vaccine closer to reality: vaccine shows partial protection, paving the way for final trial.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	265
Math success doesn't add up for U.S. girls: environment may play important role.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	160
Matter & energy.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	233
Matter & energy.			20
Measures for cancer prevention.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	86
Molecules.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	289
Monkey brain moves arm: technology could lead to better prostheses.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	204
More than 1 million.			13
More than 350 million.			13
Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners.			26
Numbers.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	286
Nutrition.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	319
On and off for the LHC: protons take trip around the accelerator.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	244
Physicists slow, cool jittering molecules: laser's tickle unlocks ultracold realms.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	165
Planets, planets everywhere: extrasolar planetary system makes its pictorial debut.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	216
Plate tectonics may have had an early start: ancient zircon crystals imply activity during Hadean eon.	Perkins, Sid		396
Polar bears listed as threatened: climate disruption cited as main threat to Arctic creature.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	101
R. K. Pachauri: Obama administration should lead energy transition.	Raloff, Janet	Interview	805
Science & society.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	317
Science future.		Calendar	53
Science past: January 3, 1959.		Brief article	118
Science stats: state of cancer.		Statistical table	89
Scientific observations.	Zuk, Marlene	Brief article	103
Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War.	Perkins, Sid	Book review	223
Sizing up the galaxy's black hole.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	114
Sleep off an infection.	Saey, Tina Hesman	Brief article	78
Soy's role in cancer resistance.	Seppa, Nathan	Brief article	63
Spanish exiles left genes behind: inquisition couldn't quash Moorish, Jewish presence.	Saey, Tina Hesman	Brief article	276
Species in trouble: many mammals, corals face extinction.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	138
Stairways to climate stability.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	165
Stem cell efforts take steps: resetting no longer requires DNA-altering viruses.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	224
Technology.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	293
The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine.		Book review	42
The element of choice.	Tinelli, Gene	Letter to the editor	117
The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces.	Quill, Elizabeth	Book review	289
The sleep, diabetes link: pancreatic cells have melatonin receptor.	Quill, Elizabeth	Brief article	190