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Articles in Dec, 2001 issue of Natural History

• Museum events
• The sky in December and January
  by Joe Rao
• Bookshelf
• Universal praise
  by Barbara Ross
• How to say I love you
  by T.J. Kelleher
• Spring-loaded: every beat of a dolphin's tail stores elastic energy that helps propel the animal forward
  by Adam Summers
• Fruit fall
  by Evan B. Hazard
• Falls from paradise: Guyana's Kaieteur falls is a remote Yet accessible wilderness
  by Steve Fratello
• Saline away
• American icon: at the centenary of her birth, Margaret Mead is remembered as the world's most influential anthropologist
  by Nancy C. Lutkehaus
• Where the action is: if you don't like the weather on Jupiter, just wait
  by Richard Panek
• Jumping genes and More
  by Robert (American businessperson and engineer) Anderson
• A date with a blue moon
• In-flight meal
  by Erin M. Espelie
• Gondwana genesis: a combination of molecular data, anatomical evidence, and knowledge of ancient geography is providing new answers to the contentious issue of when—and where—modern birds arose
  by Joel Cracraft
• Good catch
• Fear of numbers: mathematically challenged Americans suffer from …
  by Tyson deGrasse, Neil
• Astrology: A History
  by George Saliba
• What do females want? Does a male's long tail or flashy coloration advertise his good genes? New research challenges the old answers
  by Robert M. Sapolsky
• O tannenbaum: Father Christmas may be at odds with Mother Nature
  by Bernd Heinrich
• Flag waving
  by Michel Pastoureau
• Why music?
  by Ellen Goldensohn
• Home sweet fossil home
  by Kristen L. Weir
• To wipe and wax: in dry times, some frogs employ a curious method for saving water
  by Harvey B. Lillywhite
• Twig mimics
  by Kirsten L. Weir
• In defense of caterpillars: underappreciated and under attack, caterpillars also have to contend with freeloaders
  by Lee Dyer
• Ptremendous
  by T.J. Kelleher
• Face the music: why are we such a musical species —and does it matter
  by Susan Milius