
Liquid Sky
The cosmos in a little liquid crystal

Liquid Sky
The cosmos in a little liquid crystal

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

Pythagoras's Bells
Was the Greek mathematician the first expert in vibration?

Strength in Numbers
Researchers begin combining compounds to fight AIDS

"Flying Ring" Inventor Revamps the Boomerang

Skullduggery
Pundits ponder perforated prehistoric pates from Peru

Now you see it ...
A remarkable "pulsar" was just a flash in the pan

An Antidrug Message gets its Facts Wrong

Through a Glass, Darkly
Are wearers of tinted glasses more likely to be depressed?

Space Invaders
Extra! Extra! Flu linked to sunspots!

Bee Police
How coercion leads to cooperation among honeybees

Vapor Trail
Observations support a key aspect of warming forecasts

Heli-Hopper
Human-powered helicopter gets off the ground

Broadcast Warning
Did radio waves portend the Loma Prieta quake?

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

Physics
Three Americans honored for 1960's neutrino experiment

Theory-Resistant
New superconductors yield their secrets reluctantly

Chemistry
Germans win for illuminating an engine of photosynthesis

Physiology or Medicine
Pioneers in the development of drugs are honored