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Articles in June 11, 2005 issue of Science News

• Faithful ancestors: researchers debate claims of monogamy for Lucy and her ancient kin
  by Bruce Bower
• Comeback bird: tales from the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker
  by Susan Milius
• World's fastest plant explodes with pollen
• Back to genetics: DNA variant may code for lumbar pain
  by N. Moreira
• Icy heat: satellites look at heat flow through Antarctica's crust
  by S. Perkins
• Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth
• Micropower heats up: propane fuel cell packs a lot of punch
  by A. Goho
• Sponge moms: dolphins learn tool use from their mothers
  by S. Milius
• Farmers without fungus: how to store peanuts to reduce toxins
  by B. Harder
• Renegade moon
• Peering into a disrupted stellar nursery
  by R. Cowen
• A hurricane can dump a lot of rain …
• Tracking down an emerging disease
• Obesity and insulin resistance age cells
• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
• The Language of Life: How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease
• Cancer link: microRNA grabs the spotlight
  by N. Seppa
• Disorderly conduct: U.S. survey finds high rates of mental illness
  by B. Bower
• … and churn up big waves, too
• Why autism?
  by Todd P. Silverstein
• Seismic noise can yield maps of Earth's crust
• How to Be a BAD Birdcatcher
• The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind is Designed to Kill