Io Sets New Volcanic Record
Keck Telescope catches biggest eruption yet on Jupiter's moon
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Organ Failure Deciphered
Gene variant makes some people dangerously overreact to bacteria -
Congress OKs NSF Doubling Bill
At long last, NSF gets its wish -
Dried-Out Rocks Shake It Up
Chemical reactions deep underground turn rocks brittle, contribute to quakes -
Shipping Samples Gets Easier
New rules will expedite transport of biological specimens from endangered species -
Ancient Protein Sequenced
A fossilized bison bone yields the sequence of a 55,000-year-old protein -
Space Station Tries to Find Itself
European Space Agency hires a PR firm to craft a new image -
Weighing Smallpox Strategies
Mass vaccination might not be necessary, according to a new model -
Sound-Savvy Seals
Harbor seals know a dangerous killer whale when they hear one -
Dark Hairs on the Sun
Sharp images reveal narrow threads of cooler gas near sunspots -
Trawling a Drag for Fish Food
New study sinks idea that sea-floor nets aid fish populations -
Saying NO to Sickle-Cell Pain
Nitric oxide holds key to sickle cell's destructive effects -
Two Thumbs Up for Smithsonian Science
Reports criticized proposed shift in Smithsonian research dollars -
Fortified Home on the Range
Elaborate defenses protected a once-teeming Native American settlement -
Mars's Hidden Glaciers
The red planet may harbor massive glaciers buried by rock -
How Grampa Lost His Wobble
Vibrating insoles might improve balance in the elderly -
Debate Over Frog Deformities Boils On
New studies conflict over the risks of a common herbicide -
The Purest Star
Ancient star provides view of cosmic chemistry just after the big bang -
Putting the Pieces Together
When lines take a shape, the brain muffles another image processing area -
Haplotype Map Launched
$100 million project will seek genes tied to disease -
Sea-floor Science Silenced
Environmentalists win halt to seismic mapping they claim killed whales -
Antihydrogen Abounds
A second group says it has made antihydrogen--and studied its properties -
Fish-Killer's Weapon Revealed?
A rough sketch of the Pfiesteria toxin spurs controversy -
Subtle Mutation Linked to Lupus
A single genetic spelling error may be a long-sought clue -
Breaking the Mucus Barrier
A mucus-thinning compound aids delivery of a therapeutic gene for cystic fibrosis
