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Articles in March 30, 2002 issue of Science News

• Wild chimps rocked on: apes left unique record of stone tools - This Week - Brief Article
  by B. Bower
• Mars Odyssey instrument revived - Astronomy - Brief Article
• Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet. . - Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest - book review
• Taming high-tech particles: cautious steps into the nanotech future
  by Jessica Gorman
• The Aftermath: a Novel of Survival. . - Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest - book review
• Icy birth? Amino acids form in simulations of space ice - This Week - Brief Article
  by J. Gorman
• Rocks in Earth's mantle could hold five oceans - Earth Science - Brief Article
  by S.P.
• Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution. . - Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest - book review
• Nephews, cousins … who cares? Detecting kin doesn't mean favoring them - This Week - Brief Article
  by S. Milius
• 100 Award-Winning Science Fair Projects. . - Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest - book review
  by Glen Vecchione
• Lemonade from broken amber: scientists pick up the pieces and move on to termite discoveries - Cover Story
  by Sid Perkins
• Ask the Bugman! Environmentally Safe Ways to Control Household Pests. . - Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest - book review
• Zooplankton diet of mercury varies - Environment - Brief Article
  by J.G.
• The Cichlid Fishes: Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution. . - Books: a selection of new and notable books of scientific interest - book review
• Long ago and far away: astronomers find distant galaxy, early cluster - This Week - Brief Article
  by R. Cowen
• Researchers find how rhubarb remedy eases cholera - Biomedicine - Brief Article
• Eye of beholder - Letters
  by W.W. Varnedoe, Jr.
• Deciphering virulence: heart-harming bacteria flaunt unique viral genes - This Week - Brief Article
  by B. Harder
• X rays tell stirring tale about fat - Food Science - Brief Article
• That certain glow - Letters
  by M.J. Raichyk
• Bright idea: protein relocation helps eyes adapt to light - This Week - Brief Article
  by J. Travis
• Repainting the cosmic palette - Astronomy - the color of the universe - Brief Article
• Hold that line - Letters
  by Willow Phillips
• All cracked up from the heat? Major hunk of an Antarctic ice shelf shatters and drifts away - This Week - Brief Article
  by S. Perkins
• Sowing neat rows of seeds on silicon - Semiconductors - Brief Article
• Don't think and thrive? - Letters
  by Stephen Diliberto