Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication articles from October 2000

Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication archives from October 2000

DEEP FREEZE.(hole in Antarctica glacier)
October 20, 2000... A scientist drops down a hole in a glacier in Antarctica. The deepest ice on Antarctica is about 15,700 meters thick, which is ten times the height of the tallest skyscraper in the United States. Scientists are concerned about largescale...

Pizza to GOOOOOOOO!(Pizza Hut ad campaign has Russian rocket logo)
October 20, 2000... Pizza Hut's latest ad campaign literally took off last July with the launch of a Russian Proton rocket. The American-owned pizza chain paid the Russians $1.2 million to paint its logo on the rocket, which carried parts to the new International...

WHO KNEW?(new species of spider called Calponia harrisonfordi)
October 20, 2000... A newly discovered species of spider was named after movie star Harrison Ford in 1993. Called Calponia harrisonfordi, the spider was named after Ford by an arachnologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to thank the...

Ready to RUMBLE!(Washington's Mount Rainier volcano)
October 20, 2000... More than 100,000 people live within range of the deadliest volcano in the United States. Early last July, on a ridge halfway up Washington's Mount Rainier, I carried my skis to some patches of snow left over from the winter. A chilly mist...

Back from the DEAD.(Mount St. Helens)
October 20, 2000... Twenty years after a spectacular eruption laid waste to everything around it, Mount St. Helens has been born again. I love the view of Mount St. Helens. I love it partly because it's really two views. The most obvious one is of the mountain...

THE UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.
October 20, 2000... The map on the right shows the locations of the 13 potentially active volcanoes in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, The corresponding chart shows how often each volcano has erupted in the past 4,000 years. Study the map and the...

Taught by an Angel.(science teacher Jane Smith donates kidney to student)
October 20, 2000... A science teacher donated a kidney to an ailing student. Fifteen-year-old Michael Carter knows precisely who his "angel" is. It's his science teacher. Michael, a student who lives in Fayetteville, N.C., was playing on his school's...

Wreckless Driving.(futuristic cars don't crash)
October 20, 2000... Check out the futuristic vehicles you'll soon be driving: cars that don't crash. Are you counting the years, months, or even days until you finally take control of a car? Sorry to tell you this, but you might never get that chance. Control...

THE BATMAN OF BELIZE.(bat detective Bruce Miller)
October 20, 2000... Our writer learned how to find bats on the whig with bat detective Bruce Miller. As I stood under a thatched roof in the middle of a Central American rain forest, zoologist Bruce Miller approached from the evening shadows with something...

Wearable Computer Wins Student $20,000.(Stephen Cosenza wears computer keyboard)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2000... OCEAN CITY, N.J.--The six rings on 18-year-old Stephen Cosenza's fingers look trendy, but their purpose is even trendier. They're the "keys" to a wearable computer keyboard, an invention that won him first place in his age category and a...

BEND YOUR MIND.
October 20, 2000... MYSTERY PHOTOS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Which of the choices below comes next in the above sequence? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The answers are in the Teacher's Guide.

WHATIZ IT?
October 20, 2000... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This isn't a mouse with three tails. It's a creature that exists in the millions inside your intestines. One of its relatives, if eaten in tainted food can make you very sick.