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Articles in April 12, 2008, issue of Science News

• Refuge for the resilient
  by Amy Maxmen
• Respect the past
  by Gerard J. Cerchio
• Virus reprise: mumps outbreak in 2006 was largest in 20 years
  by Nathan Seppa
• Correction
• Solving a cosmic ray conundrum
  by Ron Cowen
• Out of thin air: scientists pursue nitrogen fixers with an aim to harness their secrets—and feed the world
  by Susan Milius
• Britain's biggest meteorite strike
  by Sid Perkins
• Peruvian site yields a golden discovery
  by Bruce Bower
• Trees: A Visual Guide
• The curtain goes up—on the new science news
  by Elizabeth Marincola
• Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath
• Antibiotic alligator: promising proteins lurk in reptile blood
  by Rachel Ehrenberg
• Volcano: A Visual Guide
• Stem cell snag: implanted cells may show signs of Parkinson's
  by Patrick Barry
• The Puzzle of the Platypus—and Other Explorations of Science in Action
• What Bugged the Dinosaurs? Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous
• Einstein's invisible hand: is relativity making metal act like a noble gas?
  by Davide Castelvecchi
• Dark star
  by Eugene (Gene) Cater
• All in the family: for some animals, the ideal mate is a brother, sister or cousin
  by Ewen Callaway
• Chemical mis-formula
  by G. David Grubbs
• Robin stole credit for Batman's deeds
  by Susan Milius
• Body and brain: possible link between inflammation and bipolar disorder
  by Tina Hesman Saey