The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from January 2003:
Deformed frogs an update. (Science Scoops).
Jan 01, 2003; ... Concern about frog deformities dates to the early 1990s, when school-children and amateur naturalists first began finding frogs with deformed legs in U.S. wetlands. Ever since, scientists have been trying to determine the cause (see ODYSSEY, May 2002). Until now, there have been ...
A huge eruption on the sun! (Science Scoops).
Jan 01, 2003 ... Last July, a massive eruption occurred on the sun. The mega-event, captured in graphic detail by the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite, first appeared as a fiery-looking "leg" stretching 30 Earth diameters into space. Over the next 90 minutes, it became apparent that the ...
Around the world in 14 days! (Science Scoops).(Steve Fossett)
Jan 01, 2003 ... After five previously failed tempts, U. S. balloonist Steve Fossett achieved a world record. He is the first person to fly a balloon solo around the world. Yes, the 58-year-old millionaire-adventurer finally succeeded. He ended his record-breaking, 14-day flight last July 2nd in a dusty ...
A fish story? (Science Scoops).(evolution of aquatic animals into land animals researched)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2003 ... For years, scientists have been fishing around for evidence that the ancestors of land animals crawled out of the sea between 335 million and 365 million years ago. A fossil collected in Scotland in 1971--which had been misidentified as a fish, and, until now, had lain forgotten in a ...
Siesta fiesta! (Science Scoops).(benefits of napping researched)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2003 ... Studying hard? Homework got you down? Feeling burned out? Well, take a snooze! That's right. According to Harvard neurologist Sara Mednick and her colleagues, taking an afternoon nap can reverse "burnout" from information overload and improve your mental and physical learning, ...
What should schools teach?(creationism versus evolution)
Jan 01, 2003; ... For more than a century after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, many public schools fought against teaching evolution. Adherents of creationism, or "creation science," insisted that humans could not have evolved from monkeys or other species. Indeed, Tennessee's ...
Evolution and religion?(science and religion)
Jan 01, 2003; ... One night last August I went out with friends and met a man named Billy. He's a teacher at a Catholic middle school in Chicago who studied theology in college. I'm a scientist. So when he sat down next to me I knew there would be "trouble." Put a teacher and a scientist together and sure ...
A passion for writing.(Stephen Jay Gould)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Much of Stephen Jay Gould's office appeared to have been locked in a Victorian Era time warp. Book cases lined the walls and 19th-century books and fossils lined their shelves. Old typewriters awaited his touch. For Gould, the Victorian Era held special charm, and he held its scientific ...
Making magic with metaphors: good as Gould! (Activity To Discover).(Stephen Jay Gould)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Quick! What do cakes, cats, handkerchiefs, bedrooms, diseases, pool tables, and Joe DiMaggio have in common? If you said "nothing," you're wrong. Stephen Jay Gould used them all--and hundreds of other examples as well--to explain science to his readers. "I am making my plea by ...
Pandas, piggies, & more. (Activity To Discover).(Stephen Jay Gould books)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Stephen Jay Gould used fresh metaphors in his writing to lure readers into learning about science, but he also used something else--catchy titles! Grab a friend and go on a Gould scavenger hunt at your public library. See if you can match these titles of Gould's books with their ...
Testing ... testing: the IQ, the SAT & SJG.(intelligence tests)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Think you're pretty smart, huh, reading this science magazine? Okay, just how smart? Are reading, writing, and computing your main claim to fame? What about your ability to use a thin stick to hit a hard little baseball, or your creative way with watercolors? Some scientists ...
Gould flunks The Bell Curve authors.(Stephen Jay Gould)
Jan 01, 2003 ... Like other scientists who need to prove their point, The Bell Curve authors collected information and plotted it on a graph. The information they collected was IQ scores of thousands of young Americans. When they drew a line above all the scores on the graph, the line formed a bell-shaped ...
Gould as teacher and mentor. (A Student's Appreciation).(Stephen Jay Gould)
Jan 01, 2003; ... I got interested in fossils exactly the same way that Stephen Jay Gould did, only 16 years later. I was 3 when my mother took me to the American Museum of Natural History in New York (Gould was 5), and I saw the same amazing skeleton (T. rex) that had launched his career in paleontology ....
Archaeological puzzle. (Brain Strain).
Jan 01, 2003; ... You are an archaeologist researching the evolution of humans. Today, you are in Central Asia studying a Neanderthal burial site. Neanderthals were a prehistoric race of people who lived in Europe, the Near East, and Central Asia. The earliest fossil remains of Neanderthals come from Europe ...
Meteors and planets to view in January! (What's Up).
Jan 01, 2003 ... Check out the predawn skies on the morning of Jan. 4 for the Quadrantid meteor shower. The shower is named for a constellation called Quadrans Muralis, which is no longer recognized. However, look to the north near Ursa Major and Draco, and you'll be looking in the right direction! Expect ...
Planet watch. (What's Up).
Jan 01, 2003 ... Evening Planets: Mercury (in Sagittarius) sets one hour after the sun at the start of the month. Each night, the planet sets earlier. By midmonth it is lost in the sun's glare. Look for Mercury to reappear in the predawn sky during the last half of the month. By the end of January, it ...
Planetary meteorologist! (You Can Do Astronomy).
Jan 01, 2003 ... Several times a day, your local news station provides a weather forecast for your area. Meteorologists base their weather predictions on factors such as cloud types observed and wind speed and direction. They use satellite images to check out approaching storms. Our Earth is really ...
January 2003. (What's Up).(January sky)
Jan 01, 2003 ... The moon viewing conditions characterize the January sky as it appears about 6 p.m. On the dates that show the sky to ...
The armpit of winter's most famous constellation! (StarGazing with Jack Horkheimer).(Betelgeuse)
Jan 01, 2003; ... GREETINGS, GREETINGS FELLOW STARGAZERS. THE MOST FAMOUS STAR PATTERN OF WINTER IS ORION, THE GREAT HUNTER. ORION'S MOST FAMOUS STAR IS GOOD OLD BETELGEUSE--WHOSE NAME IS AN ARABIC WORD THAT MEANS "ARMPIT OF THE GIANT." BETELGEUSE IS CORRECTLY PRONOUNCED BEHT-EL-GERZ ...
A visit to the American Museum of Natural History. (Fantastic Journeys).
Jan 01, 2003; ... Editor's note: Celeste Carballo, an 18-year-old native New Yorker, first visited the American Museum of Natural History when she was 7 years old. The museum is a long walk (about 20 blocks) from her home. In this month's "Fantastic Journeys," she explains why it keeps drawing her back. For ...
Natural History Museum Tour: Odyssey's top picks! (Fantastic Journeys).(Directory)
Jan 01, 2003; ... For most young scientists, the whole outdoors is a museum. Still, it's fun to go to the inside kind, too. Here's ODYSSEY's list of the top ten ... er, ten and a half ... natural history centers in North America: 1. American Museum of Natural History New York, NY ...
Sniff! Sniff! (Countdown).(odors)
Jan 01, 2003 ... Don't you love the mouthwatering smell of chocolate chip cookies baking or the sweet scent of a perfect pink carnation? But how about that knock-you-down smell of your gym locker filled with sweaty socks? Yuck! Odors have a powerful effect on our moods and our emotions. But ...
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Jan 01, 2003 ... In the October 2002 issue, in the article "Taking Math into the Streets," page 38, the answer to the problem about Yahuta and his son is 36 B.C. If we were dealing with a pure number line, including a zero between the positive (A.D.) and negative (B.C.) numbers, then 35 B.C. would be ...
Serious about Cerion. (Animal Angles).(land snails)
Jan 01, 2003; ... In his 100th column for Natural History, Stephen Jay Gould wrote: "I ask your indulgence and foist upon you the Bahamian land snail Cerion, mainstay of my own personal research and fieldwork. I love Cerion with all my heart and intellect." According to Gould, Cerion (of the ...
2002 Odyssey index.
Jan 01, 2003 ... <Pre> A Activities air-formed stadium dome, Sep 02, 34 Big Dipper in 3-D, Apr 02, 40-42 changing seasons, Mar 02, 44-46 constellation story, Nov 02, 43-44 counting sheep ... and dogs, Jan 02, 35 doctor's dilemma, Nov 02, 31 dream dictionaries, Jan 02, 30 EMT ...
RIPPER: HOW MANY MORE?; Fear for missing woman in bin bag case.
Jan 02, 2003;
More misery on the way as rain plunges South-East into chaos.
Jan 02, 2003;
Gunman in siege shoots at police who cut power.
Jan 02, 2003;
Jail for drunken British tourist in jet hijack threat.
Jan 02, 2003;
Parents get right to balance work and children with flexible hours from April.
Jan 02, 2003;
As murder hunt is stepped up, suspect's flat reveals macabre world of loner; Celtic crosses and human remains in house of horror.
Jan 02, 2003;
Blair and Mubarak talk as US build-up increases threat of Gulf war.
Jan 02, 2003;
Blunkett: Archbishop has got it wrong.
Jan 02, 2003;
Lulu and friends keep Little Venice all to themselves.
Jan 02, 2003;
LU gets hot under the collar over RMT ties.
Jan 02, 2003;
House price falls 'will hit capital worst'.
Jan 02, 2003;
london's party poopers; 'Tourists thinking of paying a visit would have seen one damp policeman in a sealed-off Trafalgar Square' the big flop - city put to shame by the unoffical parades and gigantic dome rave.
Jan 02, 2003;
America brings dash of colour to streets of the grey West End.
Jan 02, 2003;
Mr Blair's New Year gloom.
Jan 02, 2003
And here is the good news ... Tony Blair's New Year message may have been shot through with pessimism but for Londoners 2003 still offers plenty of promise.
Jan 02, 2003;
Celebrity TV, sex and shopping - vices we must stop this year.(Column)
Jan 02, 2003;
Alarm as fuel tanker hits Channel wreck.
Jan 02, 2003;
Supertroupers to boost Thai busts.
Jan 02, 2003
Mother and son die in tour crash.
Jan 02, 2003
Kenya reopens murder inquiry.
Jan 02, 2003
Briton set to be youngest to Pole.
Jan 02, 2003
Islanders rebuild after cyclone.
Jan 02, 2003
Why Tottenham need a 'Beattie'; No joy for Hoddle and Richards.
Jan 02, 2003;
The talk in FOOTBALL.(Column)
Jan 02, 2003
Turks ready to sign up Rebrov on loan.
Jan 02, 2003;
Taylor needing to call on a little more power to lift title.
Jan 02, 2003
Irish look for Strudwick cover.
Jan 02, 2003;
Malisse leads Belgian charge.
Jan 02, 2003
Gannon wins the top award.
Jan 02, 2003
We can win the Treble, says Gio; Arsenal vow.
Jan 02, 2003;
Jeff Thomson's verdict.
Jan 02, 2003;
Butcher rides his luck to frustrate Aussies.
Jan 02, 2003;
Butcher ton joy; Century for Mark but the Aussies hit back.
Jan 02, 2003;
Chicken pox blow for Alec.
Jan 02, 2003;
TEENAGE GIRLS SHOT DEAD AT 4am PARTY; Two killed, two more wounded in attack in hairdresser's salon.
Jan 02, 2003;
MY NEW LIFE, BY RICHARD GERE.
Jan 02, 2003
Landlord refused drink in his own pub knocks it down with his JCB.
Jan 02, 2003;
Boss at troubled Tube firm gets huge payoff.
Jan 02, 2003;
Vietnam book is too much like the truth; londoner's diary.
Jan 02, 2003
Don't go to Zimbabwe; londoner's diary.
Jan 02, 2003