These holes now mark a generation of which the parents cannot confidently say, "They'll grow out of it."

But the tiny hole marked a bigger plug set in the bone of the skull.

A round hole marked one side of the skull.

Miniature black holes mark a point where the theory of gravity, called general relativity, comes together with quantum mechanics, which describes nature's other forces.

Two cup-shaped holes about two feet deep and three feet wide marked the major impact.

A roughly rectangular hole marked the exit of the cabinet door through the wall, and every window in the room was shattered outward.

He never asked questions about the burns that slagged a hole in the front hatch or the claw marks that ruined both the doors.

A single black hole marked his face, in his left eyesocket.

Four tightly grouped holes marked the refrigerator door above the handle.

Two large holes marked the tube near its upper end.