* Tiniest dino eggs reportedly found:
The eggs combine features typical of dinosaur and
bird eggs, researchers say, and may have come from a
creature not much bigger than a goldfinch.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050923_tinydinofrm.htm


* Pearly armor for warriors?:
Many people love mother-of-pearl for its delicate
beauty. But some engineers admire its brute strength.
Researchers are hoping to imitate it in the design
of armor for soldiers, cars and airplanes.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050925_pearlfrm.htm


* Ants make tree gardens, study finds:
In Peru, the locals call them devil's gardens, and
say evil spirits tend them. Scientists have found the
"devil" in this case is an ant.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050921_antfrm.htm


* Flu vaccines found not very effective in the
elderly:

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050921_flufrm.htm





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