Editing 2004 in science (section)

==Biology==
* April 22 – [[Tree]]s have a theoretical maximum height of 130&nbsp;m (426&nbsp;ft) before gravity restricts their growth, according to a study published in ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.planta.cn/forum/files_planta/the_limits_to_tree_height_995.pdf|title=The limits to tree height|author1=Koch, George W.|author2=Sillett, Stephen C.|author3=Jennings, Gregory M.|author4=Davis, Stephen D.|year=2004|journal=Nature|volume=428|issue=6985|pages=851–854|access-date=2012-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021080125/http://www.planta.cn/forum/files_planta/the_limits_to_tree_height_995.pdf|archive-date=2012-10-21|doi=10.1038/nature02417|pmid=15103376|bibcode=2004Natur.428..851K|s2cid=11846291 }}</ref>
* July 30 – Marine biologists from the [[Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute]] announce in the [[Science (journal)|journal ''Science'']] the discovery of the genus ''[[Osedax]]'', deep sea worms that feed on [[lipid]]s in decaying [[whale]] carcasses.