December 2004


#867 7 December 2004

The Melting Point of Iron at the Earth's Core

Good News for Mother's Who Breastfeed

What You Should Know about Emergency Rooms

The Development of an Autonomous Pathogen Detector System

How Two-thirds of the Planet's Large Animals Went Extinct

#868 14 December 2004

Geologists Date Glaciers that Once Existed Near L.A.

Are Attitudes about Food Irradiation Changing?

To Reap the Mood-Enhancing Benefits of Exercise, Don't Stop

How Have New Certification Rules Affected the Organic Food Industry?

Some Tips for Dealing with Chronic Stress


#869 21 December 2004

New Observation Offers Insight into the Solar System

How Prions Jump the Species Barrier

Another Use for Technology Built for Satellite Re-entry Programs
The Two Major Subtypes of Leukemia

Brain Imaging May Improve Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease


#870 28 December 2004

The Joint Genome Institute's Ongoing Contributions

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Deciding When to Go to the Emergency Room

How MRI Technology May be Used in Agriculture

New Insight into What Triggers Deep Earthquakes