Stories by J. H.

Liquid Sky

The cosmos in a little liquid crystal

Pythagoras's Bells

Was the Greek mathematician the first expert in vibration?

A Nasty Little Squirt

Europe's fire salamander lives up to its legend

As Birth-Control Options in the U.S. Dwindle, more Married Women Turn to Sterilization

Strength in Numbers

Researchers begin combining compounds to fight AIDS

Skullduggery

Pundits ponder perforated prehistoric pates from Peru

"Flying Ring" Inventor Revamps the Boomerang

Now you see it ...

A remarkable "pulsar" was just a flash in the pan

Through a Glass, Darkly

Are wearers of tinted glasses more likely to be depressed?

An Antidrug Message gets its Facts Wrong

Space Invaders

Extra! Extra! Flu linked to sunspots!

Heli-Hopper

Human-powered helicopter gets off the ground

Vapor Trail

Observations support a key aspect of warming forecasts

Broadcast Warning

Did radio waves portend the Loma Prieta quake?

Bee Police

How coercion leads to cooperation among honeybees

When Dad Drinks

Can his liquor intake impair his future offspring?

Chub Hubbub

Environmental concerns clash in California's Mohave desert

Sleep of the Guilty

The case of the bulimic, herpetophobic somnambulist

A Grave Tale

Do whale remains help life spread on the deep-sea floor?

See Spot See Blue

Curb that dogma! Canines are not colorblind