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Articles in May 24, 2003 issue of Science News

• Gorgeous gas: new observations of space clouds reveal stellar histories - Cover Story
  by Ron Cowen
• 1,001 Old-Time Garden Tips: Timeless Bits of Wisdom on How to Grow Everything Organically from the Good Old Days When Everyone Did. . - Books - book review
• Learning to read evokes hemispheric trade-off - Scripted Brains
  by B. Bower
• Reused paper can be polluted - Environment - toxic substances found in recycled paper products - Brief Article
• Weed read - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Young scientists earn—and spread—their wings - Test Flight - Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
  by B. Harder
• When pollutants take the Arctic route - Environmental Chemistry - dispersal of chemical pollutants - Brief Article
• Childhood chills give bees six left feet - Bad Dancers
  by S. Milius
• Novel tack against diabetes - Biomedicine - testing of lisofylline shows positive effects - Brief Article
• Sense of insecurity - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Benjamin Karas
• Repeat after me: imitation is the sincerest form of perception
  by Bruce Bower
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land. . - Books - book review
• Lung surgery aids some emphysema patients - Breathe Easier
  by N. Seppa
• Earful of data hints at ancient fish migration - Paleobiology - Brief Article
• Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II. . - Books - book review
• Sensor changes color for toxic metal - Detecting Lead
  by J. Gorman
• What's happening to German eelpout? - Ecotoxicology - Brief Article
• Images hint at seasonal changes on distant planet - Springtime on Neptune
  by R. Cowen
• Flame retardants morph into dioxins - Photochemistry - breakdown of polybrominated diphenyl ethers creates dioxins - Brief Article
• Eating right early might reduce premature births - Biomedicine - Brief Article
• The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. . - Books - book review
• Project may slam China's biodiversity - A Dam Shame? - Three Gorges Dam's environmental effects
  by S. Perkins
• New particles pose puzzle - Physics - subatomic particles - Brief Article
• Echo of the Big Bang. . - Books - book review