Articles from Science News (July 18, 2009)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
Bad breath: studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening--and why.	Raloff, Janet	Report	2628
Bird in the hand.	Perkins, Sid	Brief article	191
Bookshelf.		Book review	215
Concerns over plastics chemical continue to grow: new studies of bisphenol A measure effects, exposures.	Raloff, Janet		1138
Evolution Rx: A Practical Guide to Harnessing Our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing.	Bower, Bruce	Book review	256
Five problems in physics without the definite article.	Fendley, Paul		767
Gene's reported role in depression questioned by subsequent studies: combined analysis of 14 papers fails to support connection.	Bower, Bruce		732
Genes and cells.		Brief article	27
Growing red hot has its downside: culinary kick carries risks for chili peppers in the wild.	Milius, Susan		388
Hunter-gatherers stored wild crops: granaries in the Middle East predated plant domestication.	Bower, Bruce		324
Life.			24
Louisiana sinks as sea level rises: state's coast threatened by global warming, settling land.	Perkins, Sid		396
Molecules.			19
Monkey business.	Ripple, Paul H.	Letter to the editor	175
New model bears a baby Milky Way: state-of-the-art simulation shows galaxy formation in high-res.	Cowen, Ron	Brief article	158
Oldest known instruments found: ivory, bone flutes date from 35,000 to 40,000 years ago.	Bower, Bruce	Brief article	188
On honeybees and jury duty.	Oshel, David C.	Letter to the editor	231
Philosophers don't know what scientists can't do.	Siegfried, Tom		376
Quantum motor would run with kick: scientists propose a way to put two ultracold atoms to work.	Sanders, Laura		365
Red Planet lightning.	Lee, Jenny Lauren	Brief article	134
Science future.		Calendar	65
Science past: from the issue of July 18, 1959.		Brief article	112
Science stats: health care blues.		Table	77
Scientific observations.		Brief article	63
Single molecule gets geared up: tiny version of basic machine component turns with nudge.	Sanders, Laura	Brief article	258
Team finds abundant heavy nuclei in the highest-energy cosmic rays: iron's presence deepens puzzle about rare particles' origins.	Cowen, Ron		551
Team spots odd stellar explosion: Supernova 2005E doesn't match any known classes.	Cowen, Ron		464
Test could help determine who has appendicitis with greater accuracy: biomarker in urine may minimize unnecessary surgeries.	Seppa, Nathan		304
The (-est).		Brief article	108
The star that ate a Mars: astronomers study white dwarf pollution for clues to extrasolar planet ingredients.	Petit, Charles	Cover story	2557
Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved!	Perkins, Sid	Book review	252
You are who you are by default: it may be off when you're on, but the brain network behind daydreams and a sense of self is no slacker.	Saey, Tina Hesman	Report	2812