Post Archive
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Al Gore’s movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ says sea levels could rise up to 20 feet. Is this true?
Rachael Rettner • December 1, 2008
Asks Steve from Florida
Jonathan Teyan • November 28, 2008
An Oklahoma scientist chases down the secrets of Alaskan sled dog endurance.
Allison Bond • November 26, 2008
There are two kinds of people: those who think that physics’ biggest experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, is a waste of money, and those who don’t. OK, that might be […]
Brett Israel • November 26, 2008
Hot-growing bacteria may be the key to the next generation of biofuels.
Allison Bond • November 25, 2008
After waiting nearly two hours for a bus in the rain, my muscles felt tight and my pulse was racing. But I dialed up Creedence Clearwater Revival on my iPod, […]
Greg Soltis • November 25, 2008
How to prepare, serve and eat your dinner on Turkey Day.
Adam T. Hadhazy • November 24, 2008
Asks John from New York
Lynne Peeples • November 21, 2008
Google’s cleverness seems to know no limits. Evidence of this was last month’s “Goggles” add-on for Gmail that forces the intoxicated emailer to answer five math questions correctly–in less than […]
Genevra Pittman • November 21, 2008
The right kind of Web support could help patients with eating disorders.
Brett Israel • November 20, 2008
Public transit systems across the country received a long overdue boost from this historic election season. Voters signaled their willingness to invest in mass transit, despite the economic downturn, suggesting […]
Katherine Tweed • November 19, 2008
This fall, I gave New York University $13,845 for the glorious opportunity to spend one day each week in their newly minted journalism building in Manhattan. Apparently, what that steep […]
Frederik Joelving • November 19, 2008
A new birth control pill carrying a load of modified testosterone may boost sexual desire in women on the Pill.
Lindsey Konkel • November 18, 2008
If friends, family, and stuffed turkey aren’t reason enough to thank your lucky stars this Thanksgiving, you can add one more thing to the list – enzymes. Enzymes speed up […]
Victoria Stern • November 17, 2008
Asks Alex from Philadelphia
Carina Storrs • November 14, 2008
Geneticists hope their stem cell research will find new drugs against this debilitating disease.