The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from December 1999:
Here's Looking at You, "Liz"!(ability of lizards to recognize familiar humans)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... Say you're a lizard. (And don't say, "You're a lizard"!) If I'm your owner, how do I know you recognize me? Hmmm. If I couldn't talk, and I recognized a familiar face that just walked into the room, I would probably nod my head. In fact, you probably do it yourself, like during class when ...
Overnight Scentsation.(experiments on roses in outer space)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999 ... It's claimed to be the most fragrant mini-rose ever. It's called "Overnight Scentsation." And this petal pushover definitely has "star" potential. Yup, maybe you guessed it. A rosebud of this miniature marvel flew aboard NASA's space shuttle last year with space flight pioneer John Glenn ....
REVENGE OF THE HEADLESS RATTLESNAKE.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999 ... The scene is straight out of a horror movie: A creature has just been killed. The person who killed it leans over the body to make sure it is dead. Suddenly, the corpse leaps up and ... well, you know the rest of the story. Now scientists have discovered that reality can be ...
Garden of Martian Delights.(research on possibility of biological life on planet Mars)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999 ... In 1996, a team of scientists found what may be fossilized bacteria in a meteorite from Mars. Ever since, researchers all over the world have been intensely scrutinizing the results. And for good reason. If true, the startling news would be the first discovery of any form of life off the ...
THE REAL MAN IN THE MOON.(deposit of astronomer Gene Shoemaker's cremated remains on moon)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... Gene Shoemaker's final voyage (ODYSSEY, April 1999, pg. 30) ended with a bang -- a controlled crash of the Lunar Prospector spacecraft after 6,800 orbits of the Moon. The target was a crater near the Moon's south pole, which is believed to contain water ice in its permanently shadowed ...
CALENDAR CONFUSION.(development of calendars)
Dec 01, 1999; ... THE BABYLONIANS. The Babylonians used a lunar calendar of 29- and 30-day months equaling 354 lunar days. To realign the movement of the seasons and stars, they added an occasional month. Every eight years, another three months were added to coordinate with the solar year. THE ...
Exterminating the Millennium Bug.
Dec 01, 1999; ... NEXT YEAR, will you still be able to: * Use an account number to pay for school lunch? * Schedule a checkup with your doctor or dentist? * Receive an accurate computer printout of your grades? Or will the "millennium bug" have take a "bite" out ...
TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AGES.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... Although we are now at the year 2000, you've always wondered what it would be like to live 1,000 years ago. Ever since you were a child, you have been interested in gargoyles--those statuesque beasts sitting on their haunches and projecting ominously from buildings. Your ...
THE TECH CENTURY.(technological inventions in the twentieth century)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright invent the airplane. 1906 Animated cartoons debut. 1909 Synthetic plastics premiere, thanks to Leo Baekeland. 1910 Radio broadcasts Enrico Caruso singing opera. 1914 Smile! It's the 35-min camera! 1927 ...
Envision the Future with EXPLORAVISION.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... What if scientists could treat kids' attention deficit disorder by implanting a computer microchip in the brain? Suppose a portable scanner could warn allergy sufferers about food ingredients. Imagine that genetic engineering could boost the world's food supply with plants that flourish in ...
FIVE STEPS BEYOND: An Interview with Carl Sagan Memorial Award Winner William K. Hartmann.(Interview)
Dec 01, 1999; ... An old Danish proverb says, "Prediction is always difficult, especially of the future." William K. Hartmann not only likes to use that proverb, he lives it. Part of his job as senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, is to boldly go where no mind has gone ...
Polymath Predictions: An Interview with Stephen Jay Gould.(Interview)
Dec 01, 1999; ... Polymath? "It's such a nice old word," says Stephen Jay Gould. "I'd like to see it revived." A polymath is a person with a wide range of knowledge. He or she knows a lot about a lot, and uses understanding of one topic to help understand another. Polymath describes Gould ...
Cheap Chips and Pretty Kids: An Interview with Michio Kaku.(Interview)
Dec 01, 1999; ... A thousand years ago, when the present millennium began, technology moved about as fast as a drugged snail. Now, as we enter a new millennium, the pace is more like a greyhound chasing a rabbit. Thanks to the rapid advance of science and engineering, life for your kids will be a lot ...
This Magic Moment.(use of fireworks to celebrate momentous occasions)
Dec 01, 1999; ... IT'S THE YEAR 2000 MINUS 10 SECONDS in Bluff Harbor, Southland, New Zealand, near the International Date Line, and the countdown begins. Ten, nine, eight ... whoosh! ... fireworks shells burst skyward ... three, two, one: KABOOM! The new millennium has begun. As the Earth ...
RED PLANET Revisited.(history of search for life on Mars)
Dec 01, 1999; ... A century was waning, and a new one was on the horizon when the startling publication appeared. A renowned scientific laboratory in the American Southwest reported that its study of Mars revealed tantalizing signs of life. Details in its images appeared to show structures created by living ...
ET at the Millennium: An Interview with Seth Shostak.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Dec 01, 1999; ... Astronomer Seth Shostak and his colleagues at the SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California, have had their radio telescopes tuned in for messages from ET for several years. In addition to hunting for aliens, Shostak writes magazine articles ...
One Man's Junk.(short story)(Fiction)
Dec 01, 1999; ... Grabbing his small case, the young man stepped from his vehicle that was parked in the derelict garage of an abandoned house in the outskirts of a prosperous mid-western village. Peering through the garage's dusty windows to be sure his arrival had been unobserved, he spotted ...
Winter, a Meteor Shower, and a Huge Moon -- All in One Night!(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 6:00 p.m. (your local time) on December 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions) is also accurate for 7:00 p.m. on December 1 and 5:00 p.m. on December 30. Those pesky pieces of ...
"Scouting" Out Science.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... June 27, 1999 Today was an exciting and long day. I arrived in Newark and then rode a bus to Douglass College, where I met 23 other Girl Scouts and 12 college students who share my interest in math and science. I got to meet some really neat girls. Plus, I started forging a ...
All Aboard the International Space Station.
Dec 01, 1999 ... In 1952, rocket pioneer Werner von Braun wrote about his dream for a space station in Collier's magazine. "Development of the space station is as inevitable as the rising of the Sun; man has already poked his nose into space and he is not likely to pull back," von Braun wrote. The article ...
bacterial rule.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 1999; ... ODYSSEY had one more question for Stephen Jay Gould, whose interview appears on page 23: Which animal living today best represents your view of evolution or the future? "Bacteria," he says, without a moment's hesitation. "They were here first. They have always been dominant ....
Tracey Emin, NOT winning the Turner prize
Dec 01, 1999
CURFEW AS FBI FACE 'FORCES OF DARKNESS' After London clashes, riots hit big trade summit
Dec 01, 1999;
Curtain rises on a glass act The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, which opens tonight, shows how light and space can transform a building, says Philippa Stockley
Dec 01, 1999;
Sting's seeing stars - in his bathroom HOMES GOSSIP
Dec 01, 1999;
Prescott does U-turn on Tube takeover plans
Dec 01, 1999;
1,000 worth of Homebase and Jewson vouchers to be won
Dec 01, 1999
Christmas post strike threat
Dec 01, 1999
Blair hosts beef summit
Dec 01, 1999;
School's out BUY OF THE WEEK
Dec 01, 1999;
What a difference a When you buy, remember that living in the right zone can save you hundreds of pounds a year, says Anthea Masey
Dec 01, 1999;
Posh Spice denies she has eating disorder
Dec 01, 1999;
35m fraud blow for councils
Dec 01, 1999;
Fayed go-ahead to turn church into 45m home
Dec 01, 1999
US agents unearth bodies
Dec 01, 1999
M4 bus lane 'savings'
Dec 01, 1999
It's money, Jim, but not as you've known it
Dec 01, 1999
Man shot after chase
Dec 01, 1999
Russia attack in spy row
Dec 01, 1999
Death for Briton's killers
Dec 01, 1999
I'm a happy amateur, says Turner's Deadpan winner
Dec 01, 1999;
Lambeth chief quits her 120,000 post
Dec 01, 1999;
We'll meat again Beef on the bone is back and Londoners can't wait for the first taste
Dec 01, 1999;
One in five homes fall victim to the cowboy builders
Dec 01, 1999;
Double the fun for our London Eye winner
Dec 01, 1999;
Police plea in hunt for grocer's killer
Dec 01, 1999;
Leave it to the experts Now there are people ready to do it all for you, says Jane Barry
Dec 01, 1999;
Not only sleigh bells will ring this Christmas
Dec 01, 1999;
Hello romance, but kiss goodbye to TV viewers
Dec 01, 1999;
Hidden treasure DESIGN NEWS
Dec 01, 1999;
Why even more banks will become pubs
Dec 01, 1999;
For Lloyd's read Slug & Lettuce JULIAN KOSSOFF finds that, beyond the grand facades and marble entrances, everybody is turning to drink
Dec 01, 1999;
Season of the big spend Smita Talati offers 10 tips on how to indulge and still have a debt-free Christmas homes and property
Dec 01, 1999;
Up close and personal by your band
Dec 01, 1999;
Violence has become less acceptable. If you looked back at The Sweeney you'd be shocked Say 'more sex please, we're British' to Lord Holme, and you may just be in luck SARAH SHANNON meets the new chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission
Dec 01, 1999;
Right mag at the right time Nova magazine shocked - and delighted - the Sixties generation. But is the timing right for its relaunch? Former Nova editor DENNIS HACKETT has his doubts
Dec 01, 1999;
... and we'll get it right this time, too
Dec 01, 1999;
In praise of the puerile Viz comic is 20 years old. But it hasn't grown up at all. Hurrah for Johnny Fartpants and his pals, says STEPHEN BAYLEY
Dec 01, 1999;
HEAD TO HEAD Donal MacIntyre v the Old School
Dec 01, 1999;
STUCK IN THE SLOW LANE Cycle lanes are rapidly eating into London's road space. But the chaotic way in which motorists are being shoved aside in favour of pedal power is pleasing no one. DANNY LEE reports
Dec 01, 1999;
Car thieves this way
Dec 01, 1999;
Darling, it was wonderful SIMON HEPTINSTALL thought Malta was up there with North Korea in the romance stakes until he took his girlfriend to Xara Palace
Dec 01, 1999;
Check in here for romance TOM OTLEY discovers more hotels for lovers
Dec 01, 1999;
Shropshire for swingers Don't be fooled by its sleepy reputation - the food is Michelin starred, the Industrial Revolution is on your doorstep, and SUSANNAH JOWITT finds a hotel which really swings
Dec 01, 1999;
Ride the wheel as midnight strikes PRIZE OF THE MILLENNIUM ... A CAPSULE ON THE BRITISH AIRWAYS LONDON EYE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
Dec 01, 1999