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  1. Humans

    Letters

    Letters from the Dec. 13, 2003, issue of Science News.

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  2. Astronomy

    Breach of the Shield: Magnetic links between sun and Earth last hours

    Once breaches have formed in Earth's protective magnetic field, they persist for many hours, allowing charged particles from the sun to gush through and create electrical disturbances.

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  3. Model Mice: Blood reveals signs of pancreatic cancer

    Mice that develop pancreatic cancer show signs of the disease long before malignant tumors arise, just as people with this type of cancer do.

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  4. Earth

    Gemstone Geography: New technique discerns emeralds’ beginnings

    Water molecules trapped inside the minuscule channels of an emerald harbor telltale signs of the gem's geographic origin.