Dr. Bortrum

Tiny droplets of gold ball up and jump off surfaces

Exploding stars are one source of cosmic rays

Plague-stricken mice missing from bioterror lab

Killer whale spits out fish as bait for gulls; chimp DNA largely decoded

Satellite and balloon temperature measurements in error; global warming is real

"Personalities" in the animal world can be a help or a hindrance.

Laser light prompts flight in fruit flies with no head

Bortrum finds Lee De Forest''s and an old chemistry prof''s membership applications to The Electrochemical Society

Extinct species seen; new planet and oldest embryos found; it pays to wait

Dino bones tell tale of prodigious growth rates