The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from April 2000:
The Great Leonid BURP!(Leonid meteor 'storm')
Apr 01, 2000; ... Well, the waiting is over. After much scientific fanfare, the day of the long-awaited Leonid meteor "storm" finally arrived. Did it storm? Did hundreds of thousands of meteors rain down from the sky? The answer is "no" to both questions. But the Leonids did put on a really good show over ...
Crispy Critters?(extinction of the dinosaurs could have been brought about an asteroid-realted firestorm)
Apr 01, 2000; ... That the dinosaurs became extinct after an asteroid plowed into Earth seems to be part of common knowledge these days (though it's still a theory). But the details are starting to get a bit juicy, sort of like what happens on extreme TV. It's bad enough that the poor dinosaurs had to get ...
Record-Breaking Pi.(pi computation to 51,539,600,000 decimal digits)
Apr 01, 2000; ... The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is affectionately known as "pi." In class, students usually round pi to about three decimal places, or 3.142. But the beauty of pi is that its digits go on indefinitely. And that's a challenge to mathematicians who like to push the ...
KEYSTROKE PERFORMANCE.(typist helped by taking breaks, stretching, and sitting straight)
Apr 01, 2000; ... You're up late working on your homework. You rub your eyes, stare at the computer screen, then yawn. But you keep typing; you keep pounding the keyboard, hoping your cramped fingers aren't hitting the wrong keys. Your parents peek into your room and say, "Why don't you take a break?" But ...
Curse of the Mummy's Tomb!(radon gas discovered in some Egyptian tombs)
Apr 01, 2000; ... You know, this scoop isn't really news to horror-film buffs, because we know that if you enter a mummy's tomb you'll be cursed with death. But, it is news to scientists who are now raising their eyebrows in astonishment over the discovery that some of Egypt's tombs once contained high ...
AGAINST ALL ODDS: Earth's Fragile Pioneers.(life arrived to the volcanic Hawaiian Islands by wind, water, and wing)
Apr 01, 2000; ... One species every 70,000 years! That's the rate at which plants and animals once colonized the Hawaiian Islands. Countless millions of them had the chance, but only the most rugged pioneers -- a salt-resistant seed, an insect clinging to a raft of wood, a strong-winged bird -- survived the ...
THE ULTIMATE INVADERS.(attempting to trace the earliest settlers in North America)
Apr 01, 2000; ... Imagine your neighborhood surrounded by a vast expanse of land without a single person, building, car, or piece of trash. Picture only animals roaming through a lush green world. This was North America during the late Pleistocene Epoch. Destruction of this natural environment began with ...
An Ecological Train Wreck: Protecting Hawaii's Native Birds.(many of Hawaii's native plants and animals, especially the birds, are becoming endangered)
Apr 01, 2000; ... The Hawaiian Islands are rife with tales of alien conquest, but few groups of animals have been hit harder than the islands' native birds. Scientists estimate that one-half of Hawaii's native birds have gone extinct, and of the 50 species that remain, 30 are endangered. Those surviving ...
PIGS Everywhere!(the environmental impact of pigs)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2000; ... Pigs aren't a problem just in Hawaii. In the 1960s, there were feral (or wild) pigs in 10 of California's 58 counties. Today, the pigs range through 52 counties of California, and in at least 18 other mainland states. Though the first feral pigs were mainly escapees from ...
Out of Control!: The Brown Tree Snake.(the brown tree snake on Guam has virtually destroyed the island's bird population, and there is fear that it may be spreading to Hawaii)
Apr 01, 2000; ... Hidden among the forest trees on the island of Guam, an invader lurks, waiting for its nightly meal. Scavenging along the treetops, it devours bird eggs tucked in their nests. Listen! It's the panicked sound of flapping wings. The brown tree snake has attacked again. Introduced ...
The Beagle Brigade.(the use of beagles in detecting food items that travelers attempt to bring in from overseas)
Apr 01, 2000; ... Return to the United States from a trip abroad, and your luggage will get inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beagle Brigade. Working with human canine officer partners, the beagles sniff out potential threats to American agriculture. An orange or apple, for ...
Trouble in Paradise: Alien Plants in Our National Parks.(the Park Service fights an ongoing battle to keep alien plants out of the national parks)(includes related article)
Apr 01, 2000; ... I am standing by a newly rebuilt road in Yellowstone National Park with Jennifer Whipple, the park's botanist. Whipple, usually jovial and light, is frowning at the scene before us: roadsides carpeted with a fresh crop of timothy (Phleum pratens). Timothy is an aggressive alien ...
Take Action Against Alien Invaders.(citizens can help fight against invasive species, by reporting them)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2000; ... What can you do about invasive species? In Minnesota, two young anglers, ages 11 and 13, were the first to spot round gobies when they invaded a lake. Round gobies are bottom-dwelling fish that came to the Great Lakes in ship ballast from Europe. By taking over prime spawning grounds, the ...
musseling in on the ecosystem.(zebra mussels, which were once found only in Lake Erie, have spread to a dozen states)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2000; ... ON DECEMBER 14, 1989, Monroe, Michigan, declared a water emergency. Zebra mussels combined with icy conditions to block the city's Lake Erie water intake. Schools, restaurants, and industrial water users closed down. People at home boiled drinking water until normal flow was restored on ...
The "Eggcentric" Zookeeper.
Apr 01, 2000; ... Molly is visiting a very strange zoo, run by a zookeeper named Ted. Ted loves long-necked animals, and his zoo reflects this. It consists of just two types of animals: giraffes and ostriches. The visitor gazes across the zoo's wooded area. "How many animals do you have?" she ...
The Purple Plague.(the battle to control loosestrife plants will take a biological turn as beetles that eat it will be introduced)
Apr 01, 2000; ... A magnificent sea of purple fills the marsh near my home in Ross Township, Michigan. It's August, and the familiar tall spikes of purple loosestrife flowers are in full bloom. Although the sight is as lovely as any drift of blooms in a carefully planned flower garden, when I look out at ...
Three Planets in a Row Near Sunset!(observing Venus Mercury, and Mars, Saturn, Jupiter)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2000; ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 8:30 p.m. (your local daylight-savings time) on April 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions) is also accurate for 8:30 p.m. on April 1 and 7:30 p.m. on April 30. [Chart OMITTED] ...
Fire Meets Ice.(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2000 ... Some of Europe's largest glaciers nestle up to some of the continent's hottest volcanic springs on the island with the chilly name -- Iceland. Sitting between Greenland and the European coast in the icy seas near the Arctic Circle, Iceland boasts a people of pure genetic stock who are ...
BACK FROM THE BRINK ... MAYBE.(tigers, once near extinction, are making a modest comeback)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2000; ... What happens to Panthera tigris -- the tiger -- when the invading species is Homo sapiens -- us? About 10 years ago, biologists warned that by the year 2000, tigers would be practically extinct in the wild. Tigers used to thrive in a variety of habitats throughout Asia. Today, they are no ...
You has gotta be well mashed
Apr 03, 2000;
DANDO POLICE QUIZ HITMEN Convicted contract killers assist Yard in hunt for vital lead
Apr 03, 2000;
'Marianne' is told: London life is bad for your health
Apr 03, 2000
Heart girl fights for her life
Apr 03, 2000;
Labour will work with Ken if he wins says Trevor Phillips
Apr 03, 2000;
Cook protest to Zimbabwe
Apr 03, 2000;
Connex trains hit by safety fears
Apr 03, 2000;
Statues dance at Bronze age park
Apr 03, 2000;
BBC managers to go in 1bn programmes boost
Apr 03, 2000;
Prison head 'sorry over teenager's death'
Apr 03, 2000;
News in brief Japan minister takes over after PM's stroke
Apr 03, 2000
Boys expelled for drugs
Apr 03, 2000
Hunt for Tube rapist
Apr 03, 2000
Clinton defends Hillary
Apr 03, 2000
Private Ryan star buys JFK Jr's 1.6m apartment
Apr 03, 2000
2 die in Smithfield crash
Apr 03, 2000
Met denies drugs stance
Apr 03, 2000
Arrest after skull find
Apr 03, 2000
106,000 salary to buy average home in Kensington
Apr 03, 2000;
Darcey's model turn
Apr 03, 2000;
Bird sanctuary wins EU honour
Apr 03, 2000;
Tough new rules to hit butchers
Apr 03, 2000;
Desire to heal Labour rift may stop Ken forming own party political commentary
Apr 03, 2000;
The driver and union official causing chaos for commuters
Apr 03, 2000;
Genes R Us but don't get too alarmed by the scientific breakthroughs
Apr 03, 2000;
News in brief
Apr 03, 2000
Dome visitors must double to hit target
Apr 03, 2000;
Modern man muscles into the kitchen and the shops
Apr 03, 2000;
Changing face of the school photo Poor, white boys are now the ones struggling to make the grade in our ethnic melting pot
Apr 03, 2000;
Drabble and Byatt's mother of squabbles
Apr 03, 2000
(null)
Apr 03, 2000
Lords' fightback
Apr 03, 2000
Laying down the law
Apr 03, 2000
Laying down the law
Apr 03, 2000
(null)
Apr 03, 2000
Poetic Bob
Apr 03, 2000
Spies like us
Apr 03, 2000
(null)
Apr 03, 2000
(null)
Apr 03, 2000
The evil in our midst
Apr 03, 2000
Farewell brave new world, hello to my retro universe CHRISTOPHER HUDSON, above, is launching a rebellion against the digital revolution. To combat the impersonal high-tech times we live in, he's even setting up a special website
Apr 03, 2000;
End of the peer show books in another act
Apr 03, 2000;
The email doctor who only makes mouse calls
Apr 03, 2000;
Anger as dog trainer to the stars is told to go walkies
Apr 03, 2000;
Terminal 5 decides Greens' vote on Ken mayor countdown 31 days to go
Apr 03, 2000;
'I love Europe, but I don't want it or the GLA to tax London' MAYORS COUNTDOWN; 31 DAYS TO GO
Apr 03, 2000;