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Initials, too, can spawn nicknames; P aul is M.P. while Brown...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Myrtle, Fortuna, and Pigpen Make for a Good Time | 5/22/1985 | See Source »

What is more, the restless tectonic plates spawn volcanic eruptions, which spew carbon dioxide into the air. The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in a greenhouse effect, which traps the sun's energy, causing temperatures on land and in the sea to rise markedly. Conversely, crustal movement may allow frigid ocean currents from the poles to invade tropical waters, leading to a worldwide drop in temperatures. Those species that cannot adapt to the earth's erratic behavior simply succumb. To many paleontologists, as well as geologists, it seemed to make sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Did Comets Kill the Dinosaurs? | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

...Grumman Aerospace Corp.'s test-flight complex on Long Island, a band struck up The Stars and Stripes Forever. Then, as 1,500 employees and dignitaries applauded, the curtain rose on the X-29A, the experimental plane that the Air Force hopes will spawn a new generation of fighters. "That's a beautiful model," said Vice President George Bush, on hand to honor the new plane, "but they've got the wings on backward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winged Wonder | 9/10/1984 | See Source »

...film's end the producers promise another episode: Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League. Is it possible that this wild bronc ride of a movie can be popular enough to spawn a sequel? Watch the grosses, and the skies. -By Richard Corliss

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: It Came from Beyond Bananas | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

...Virginia capes, only 30 miles wide at its broadest point, the Chesapeake has long been a source of almost overwhelming natural abundance. Geese, black ducks, mallard, teal and widgeon have darkened the skies over the bay and fattened themselves in its marshes. Striped bass, shad and herring spawn in its shallow bays. Oysters, clams and the succulent Atlantic blue crab provide the bay's hardy watermen with a livelihood and gourmets with seafood delights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Rescuing a Protein Factory | 7/23/1984 | See Source »

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