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  1. Health & Medicine

    Mending a Broken Heart

    Transplants of skeletal-muscle cells may help heal hearts damaged by illness or previous heart attacks.

    By Damaris Christensen
  2. Planetary Science

    Stormy Weather

    The 11-year cycle of solar storms has begun to peak, already affecting several Earth satellites and disturbing electric power systems on the ground, and scientists expect 2 more years of this solar maximum turmoil.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Tech

    Beyond Imaging

    No longer just a diagnostic tool, ultrasound tackles surgery.

    By Laura Sivitz
  4. Earth

    Macho Waters

    Some river pollution spawns body-altering steroids.

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Math

    Visions of Infinity

    Tiling a hyperbolic floor inspires both mathematics and art.

    By Ivars Peterson
  6. Plants

    Botany under the Mistletoe

    Twisters, spitters, and other flowery thoughts for romantic moments.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Humans

    Rodent Run

    Four little DNA-modified rats go to market.

    By Bruce Bower
  8. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2000

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2000.

    By Science News
  9. Humans

    Genes on Display

    DNA becomes part of the artist's palette.

    By John Travis
  10. Earth

    Can Banking Carbon Cool the Greenhouse?

    Stockpiling carbon dioxide in plants and soil may be effective only for the short term, if at all.

    By Sid Perkins
  11. Materials Science

    Making Stuff Last

    Chemistry and materials science step up to preserve history, old and new.

    By Jessica Gorman
  12. Health & Medicine

    Weight Matters, Even in the Womb

    Status at birth can foreshadow illnesses decades later.

    By Damaris Christensen