SCIENCE NOTES is written and illustrated by the students in the Science Communication Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.   Contents
	Robofly A fledgling journalist on deadline either has the mother of all science news stories or something else entirely. By Oliver Baker Illustrated by Craig Furlong   Killer Surf!   Scientists hasten to predict and prepare for a monster wave threatening California’s coast. By Krista Conger Illustrated by Zeke Smith   Tracking the Bloom When sea lions started dying in Monterey Bay, scientists raced to discover the cause. By Liese Greensfelder Illustrated by Sarah Donelson   This Won’t Hurt a Bit The hated hypodermic may soon be replaced by a painless microscopic needle on a silicon chip. By Kathleen Wong Illustrated by Anya Illes   Echoes from the Past A maverick linguist has devised a new way to scope out what our ancestors were up to 50,000 years ago. By Robert Adler Illustrated by Simon Lo   A Ride on the Wild Side An aerospace engineer has designed an airplane that could fly at ten times the speed of sound by skipping off the top of the atmosphere. But will it ever fly? By Beate Kittl Illustrated by Shawn Gould   Tongue Twister A child psychologist plays with words to explore how we learn language. By Bryn David Nelson Illustrated by John Sellers   KC and the Ground Sludge Band   After 10 years of hard work punctuated by serendipity, leaps of faith, and intuition, an unsinkable team of scientists devise an ingenious system to clean water contaminated with carbon tetrachloride, a toxic chemical. By Marina Chicurel Illustrated by Thomas A. Tarpley   Twinkle, Twinkle Collapsing Star Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the most powerful explosions in the universe. By Adrian Cho Illustrated by Pat Latas   One if by Land, Two if by Sea In the race for mammal efficiency the results are in, and it's a tie. By Mark Schrope Illustrated by Kathleen McKeehen

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