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Enumerates the chemical scientists elected to the Great Britain Royal Society. University of Chicago, Illinois, professor Brice Bosnich; Columbia University of New York City chemistry professor Ronald Breslow; Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology senior staffer Cyrus Chothia.

Focuses on newscripts found in `Chemical and Engineering News.' Author's reflections of the author as a writer of newscripts for thirty years; Information on some of the contents of newscripts.

Reports on a genetic study that supports the idea that wild dogs called dingoes originated in Southeast Asia. Analysis of sections of DNA from dingoes and from domestic dogs and ancient bones found at archaeological sites in Polynesia; Finding of identical DNA sequences from about half of the number of dingoes in the study.

Argues that R. Buckminster Fuller did not invent the geodesic dome, but instead was developed by Walter Bauersfeld.

Discusses an article about maggots published in the September 2004 issue of the "International Health Care Journal". Ability of maggots to perform functions that are invaluable when dealing with wounds that refuse to heal after conventional treatment; U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the use of maggots in cleaning wounds.

Comments on the story about children making ice and the Farhrenheit temperature scale, published in the July 26, 2004 issue of "Chemical and Engineering News".

Comments on an article about Hong Kong scientists' efforts to develop a fabric that never needs washing, published in the August 9, 2004 issue of "Chemical and Engineering News". Similarity of the story to a British film titled "The Man in White Suit".

Discusses an article in the September/October 2004 issue of "AAA World" suggesting that "having your car whistle while driving may help prevent accidents in rural areas where deer and other animals roam the highways". Estimated number of car-deer collisions in the U.S. in 2003.

Cites the article "Dads vs. Cads: A study of female preferences for partners," by Daniel Kruger and colleagues which appears in the 2005 summer edition of the "Michigan Today" of the University of Michigan. Speculation by Kruger of the involvement of chemistry in interpersonal relationships between men and women; Discovery of the preferences by women for men with gentlemanly attributes for long-term relationships and the opposite for short-term relationships; Experimental parameters; Revelation of the distinction as a key element of contemporary mating strategies.

Reports on the study by zoologist Helmut Schmitz of the University of Bonn on how the jewel beetle (Melanophila acuminata) traces the radiation produced by forest fires. Plan by Schmitz to exploit the ability of the insect by using the same principle as a low cost sensor for fires; Discovery of the ability of the insect to detect the small amount of radiation caused by forest fires at distances exceeding 80 kilometers by its anatomic spheres with bonds that vibrate by infrared radiation exposure; Use of polyethylene bonds to mimic the insect's system to react to the same amount of radiation from fires.

Reports on California scientists' study of the "weekend effect" or the phenomenon that weekends in the state are becoming more smoggy. Analysis of 20 years of air monitoring data; Identification of potential factors that cause the weekend effect.

Reports on the U.S. Postal Service's issuance of a commemorative postage stamp to honor R. Buckminster Fuller, the man who devised the geodesic dome. Benefits and advantages of using geodesic dome.

Relates the experience of Stephen J. Tauber with the Reamur thermometer and making ice cream. Reason for putting salt into the surrounding tub in ice cream making; Development of the Fahrenheit scale with the ice-salt-mixture that let Tauber and his brother make ice cream.

Reports on the U.S. National Endowment of the Arts' release of a self-styled assessment of the health of reading in the U.S. Use of the 2002 Bureau of Census data for the analysis; Findings that generally Americans are reading less than they did 20 years ago; Criticism on the census report used in the study.

Recounts the Great Lead Ballooning Contest in Nobleboro, Maine in 1977. Highlights of the event.