Science World articles from May 2001

Science World archives from May 2001

Panic in the Barnyard!(foot-and-mouth disease, Europe)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... The most severe animal epidemic in decades has ravaged Western Europe --and health experts fear it could reach U.S. shores. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) attacks cloven-hoofed animals like cows, pigs, and sheep, and is triggered by a virus...

Short Takes.(news)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... * MIR'S END On March 23, 15-year-old Russian station splashed to its final resting place deep in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of New Zealand. The ailing craft, which shattered into more than 1,500 chunks of 40-pound debris on hitting the...

HEAR THIS!(sound)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... The theater lights dim and--kaboom!--a movie preview for an action thriller roars onto the screen. The only thing you wish you had--besides popcorn--is earplugs. Does it seem like the sound of movie trailers is deafening? Well, 40 percent of...

Oldest Skull.(fossils)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... A battered 3.5-million-year-old skull found near Kenya's Lake Turkana has scientists hotly debating the place of a fossil called Lucy in the human family tree. "Until this find, Lucy's species--Australopithecus afarensis--was considered...

What do you know about SHARKS?
May 7, 2001... They're ferocious predators. They haunt us in nightmares. But the scariest thing about sharks may be that they're vanishing from the world's oceans. Last December, former President Clinton signed an executive order to ban "shark finning" in...

DIVE!(the raising of the Confederate submarine 'Hunley,' and a history of submarine use)
May 7, 2001... Take the plunge into the sinking science of submarines. Last spring, divers plunged into the Atlantic Ocean four miles off the South Carolina coast, hoping to solve a 136-year-old mystery. Thirty feet underwater they chiseled three feet of...

SURFER'S PARADISE?(huge waves at California's Cortes Bank, and an explanation of what causes waves)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... Nearly 100 miles off the southern California coast lies Cortes Bank, home to some of Earth's wildest waves--and now the world's most fearless surfers. Last January, 31-year-old Peter Mel became one of just four surfers to master the massive...

SAVE our SEAS.(Science World awards)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... Last December, Science World invited readers to enter our "Save Our Seas" contest--choose one endangered marine species and devise a plan to save it. To our delight, we were flooded with more than 1,000 essays so full of enthusiasm, creativity,...

DEAR TEACHER.(Science World)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 7, 2001... It's hard to believe another school year has flown by, but we hope Science World has added invaluable substance and fun to your lesson plans. In our last school-year issue, we delve into underwater science: from sharks to submarines, from waves...

TAKE A DIVE.(science project)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... Build your own ballast tank and learn how subs float, submerge, and resurface YOU NEED: * 1-liter clear plastic soda bottle with screw-on cap * 10-15 gallon fish tank (or a tub larger than the length of the bottle) * scale...

Science in the News Quiz.
May 7, 2001... Directions: Read the late-breaking science news stories in our Science News section on pages 4-6. Then. test your knowledge by answering the questions below. Circle the correct letter. 1. Foot-and-mouth disease is a virus that affects...