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Rachael Rettner • May 29, 2009
Scientists have found that weight-loss surgery has a dramatic effect on type 2 diabetes and can even eliminate symptoms. Now, researchers are attempting to find out what is behind this diabetes “cure” and are even looking for alternative ways to mimic the surgery’s results.
Lindsey Konkel • May 28, 2009
New York University researchers gather cavefish in the northeastern Mexican states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi.
Lindsey Konkel • May 26, 2009
NYU scientists shine light on the origins of the blind cavefish.
Lindsey Konkel • May 22, 2009
Global amphibian declines have scientists and volunteers scrambling to preserve backyard biodiversity.
Robert Goodier • May 20, 2009
A new brain imaging tool may show us how our brains work.
Lindsey Konkel • May 19, 2009
A new website from NYU's Carter Journalism Institute examines this eco-friendly buzzword.
Rachael Rettner • May 18, 2009
Studying the early stages of tuberculosis infection could help scientists figure out new ways to tackle the disease.
Carina Storrs • May 16, 2009
Vehicles could get a boost in gas mileage from GenShock, a shock absorber developed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Brett Israel • May 13, 2009
Is your catch safe to eat?
Robert Goodier • May 11, 2009
Pigs cough up a mish-mashed flu virus, something scientists saw coming for years.
Brett Israel • May 8, 2009
Can carbon trading save Indonesia’s forests?
Rachael Rettner • May 5, 2009
Could increasing global temperatures cause this tropical disease to spread?
Lindsey Konkel • May 4, 2009
Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize winning chemist and published poet ponders the intersection of art and science--and reads one of his poems at an event at Greenwich Village's Cornelia Street Cafe.
Carina Storrs • May 1, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation offers school kids from neighborhoods with high rates of traffic accidents a crash course in navigating sidewalks, crosswalks and seat belts.
Rachael Rettner • April 26, 2009
A Columbia University researcher discusses the urban heat island effect and the university's green roof research station.