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Articles in August 12, 2000 issue of Science News

• Galaxy map reveals the limits of cosmic structure
  by Ron Cowen
• Attractive atoms pick up repulsive habits - research on rubidium atoms - Brief Article
  by P. Weiss
• Wasp redesigns web of doomed spider - wasp larvae alters behavior of spider - Brief Article
• Depression may play a role in stroke risk - Brief Article
  by B. Bower
• Where's Waldo … and 6 billion others? - creation of database that determines populations at risk based on satellite images and census data - Brief Article
• Comet LINEAR: Breaking up isn't hard to do - Brief Article
  by R. Cowen
• Early web-footed bird made impression - web-footed fossil tracks found near Jinju, South Korea - Brief Article
• Prime conjecture verified to new heights - verification of Goldbach conjecture - Brief Article
  by I. Peterson
• Solving one mystery of polar wander - possible explanations for the Chandler wobble at the North Pole - Brief Article
• Wildfires spread across a parched West - Brief Article
  by S. Perkins
• Parasite deludes rats into liking cats - Toxoplasma gondii - Brief Article
• Ibuprofen cuts Alzheimer protein build-up - Brief Article
  by J. Travis
• Banning deer boosts migratory birds - Brief Article
• Ribosomes Reveal Their RNA Secrets - Brief Article
  by J. Gorman
• Babies posture to learn - Brief Article
  by Bruce Bower
• Cleft-lip mutations may hinder virus - Brief Article
  by R. Bennett
• Hypnotic hues in the brain - visual perception changes - Brief Article
  by Bruce Bower