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Articles in Jan 4, 1992 issue of Science News

• Wading newts may explain enigmatic tracks - footprints found in sandstone layers within the Grand Canyon
  by Richard Monastersky
• Miniature rabbit ears for infrared sensors
  by Ivars Peterson
• Silicon cocktails: whipping up a glow - particulate silicon
  by Ivars Peterson
• Looking-glass world: learning to assemble the machinery of illusion - virtual reality
  by Ivars Peterson
• New date resets geologic clocks - geological dating
  by Richard Monastersky
• Pinatubo begins its ozone assault - Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
  by Richard Monastersky
• Haze may confound effects of ozone loss
  by Janet Raloff
• Earth burps and magnetic flips - geomagnetism
  by Richard Monastersky
• Does gene hike radiation's cancer risk - gene causing ataxia-telangiectasia
  by Carol Ezzell
• Gene influence tied to sexual orientation
  by Bruce Bower
• Bluebird fathers favor pink over blue - male versus female young
  by Kathy A. Fackelmann
• Sealed in edible film - consumable coatings
  by Elizabeth Pennisi
• Industrial countries warmed most at night - climatic changes
  by Richard Monastersky
• Little-known fault poses quake risk - Rodgers Creek fault
  by Richard Monastersky
• Fifth force sunk in ocean experiments
  by Richard Monastersky