The March 2003 issue of _Scientific American_ certainly DOES have an article on bird origins. Also... look out for _Nature_ tomorrow.. err, if you, err, like things from the Mesozoic... with.. feathers. -- Darren Naish School of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Portsmouth UK, PO1 3QL email: darren.naish@port.ac.uk tel: 023 92846045