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nanobearing
31 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

The World's Tiniest Bearings

by Alexander Hellemans
Nested nanotubes slide almost without friction
Def
31 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Calling All DNA Chip Data

by Jocelyn Kaiser
New Web site archives results of microarray studies
Def
31 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Columbus Didn't Do It

by Michael Hagmann
New findings cast doubt on "Columbian theory" of syphilis origins
fishy
31 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

To See or Not to See

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Embryonic lens prompts development of eye in fish
Def
28 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Roadblock on the Way to Cell Division

by R. John Davenport
New "checkpoint" gene halts mitosis in case of trouble
deadzone
28 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Gulf's Dead Zone Is Shrinking

by David Malakoff
Drought in Mississippi Basin reduces nutient flow and algal blooms
satellite
28 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Sun 1, ASCA 0

by Dennis Normile
Solar storm knocks out Japanese x-ray satellite
sungrazer
28 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Bye-Bye, LINEAR?

by Richard A. Kerr
A comet's first approach to the sun seems to have ended in disaster
Def
28 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

U.K. Unveils "Brain Gain" Initiative

by Kirstie Urquhart
New $6 million program aimed to lure 50 top-flight researchers
Def
27 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Howard Hughes Targets Infectious Diseases

by Richard Stone
New $15 million program supports 45 scientists worldwide
Def
27 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Waiting for a Big Bang

by Alexander Hellemans
Astronomers detect binary star system set to end as supernova
balloon
27 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

New Greenhouse Gas Discovered

by John S. MacNeil
Rare human-made molecule traps heat with extreme efficiency
spinal
27 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Pain Can Rewire Brain

by Laura Helmuth
Rat study emphasizes that babies need painkillers, too
Def
26 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ocean Science Urged to Go Deep

by David Malakoff
National Academy panel backs sea-floor observatories
Def
26 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Parasites Make Scaredy-Rats Foolhardy

by Carl Zimmer
Toxoplasmosis infection seems to disrupt rats' fear of cats
Illustration
26 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Conceptualizing Through Rose-Colored Senses

by Mary Beckman
Study shows that miswired senses can color ideas as well as perceptions
Illustration
26 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

NASA and White House Battle Over Mars

by Andrew Lawler
Should the next Mars mission send one lander or two?
Def
25 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Universities Carry Extra Research Cost Load

by Jeffrey Mervis
Request from Congress spawns two studies on indirect costs
Illustration
25 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Call for European Research Overhaul

by Robert Koenig
Panel: European Union's science program needs revamping, expansion
shake
25 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Atmosphere Drives Earth's Tipsiness

by Richard A. Kerr
Mysterious wobble is a product of air pushing the ocean around
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25 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Harnessed Computers Crack Math Puzzle

by Jocelyn Kaiser
2500 computers work 1 week to solve 30-year-old puzzle
wired
24 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Optical Fibers Turn a Corner

by Alexander Hellemans
A new cable could aid light-speed transmission, kinks and all
Def
24 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Brain Scans Pinpoint g-Spot

by Mitch Leslie
"General intelligence" supposedly seated in part of frontal cortex
Def
24 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Return of a Pharaoh

by John MacNeil
Lost mummy possibly unearthed yet again
Def
21 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Big Money for Bigger Genome Computation

by Elizabeth Pennisi
British charity will fund genome analysis hardware and software
Def
21 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Light Speed Boosted Beyond the Limit

by Charles Seife
Trick of wave interactions sends duplicate pulse in less than no time
diagram
21 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Elusive Particle Leaves Telltale Trace

by Charles Seife
Finding confirms the workings of the tau neutrino
Def
21 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

New Moon Found Orbiting Jupiter

by Govert Schilling
First one discovered since Voyager dropped by in 1979
troglodge
21 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Tales of Paleofeces

by Erik Stokstad
DNA from ancient human feces reveals clues to diet of Native Americans
Def
20 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Mass Extinction Struck Suddenly

by John S. MacNeil
Most Permian species disappeared at about the same time
20 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

His-and-Hers Hummingbird Bills

by Kathryn Brown
Sexual dimorphism allows them to specialize in different flowers
Def
20 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Far From the Madding Herd

by Michael Hagmann
Controversial theory traces "mad cow" prion to sheep, but not to scrapie
building
19 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Walk Through the Belly of a Microscope

by John S. MacNeil
Building to recreate early photosynthesis experiment
anthrax
19 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Study Finds No Harm in Anthrax Vaccine

by Martin Enserink
Hospitalizations among immunized troops are down, not up
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19 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Superconductors Poised to Make Circuits

by Robert F. Service
Researchers score big gains from transistor with superconducting layers
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18 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

To Sleep, Perchance to Remember

by R. John Davenport
Dreaming activates brain areas that recently learned something
virus
18 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Bats Out of Hell

by Martin Enserink
Researchers find a hiding place of Malaysia's deadly Nipah virus
sortofastar
18 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Brown Dwarf's Flare Opens X-ray Eyes

by Charles Seife
Wimpy star surprises astronomers with unexpected outburst
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17 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ocean Floor Wobbles Atop Fluid Layer

by Dana Mackenzie
Unstable silt could cause landslides, tidal waves
Def
17 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Uncited But Not Forgotten

by Jocelyn Kaiser
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