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Rachael Rettner • October 7, 2008
Big problems can have small solutions. That’s what I learned this week when I visited Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials on Long Island, New York. Research in the […]
Stuart Fox • October 6, 2008
Asks Alex from NYC
Adam T. Hadhazy • October 3, 2008
New stellar speedometers may help astronomers solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Rachel Mahan • October 2, 2008
“Tail today, feet tomorrow. Mutation is good at Spore.com.” These sentences were painted on a billboard I noticed while walking near Cooper Square in Manhattan. I thought to myself that […]
Eric R. Olson • October 1, 2008
A recent study reveals differences in cardiac arrest survival on nights and weekends.
Eric R. Olson • September 30, 2008
At last Friday’s presidential debate Senator John McCain made the following statement, railing against earmarks for pork-barrel spending: “You know, we spent $3 million to study the DNA of bears […]
Andrew Grant • September 29, 2008
Asks Matthew from Virginia
Eric R. Olson • September 26, 2008
The economy is in a tail spin and the weather here in the Northeast today is wet, windy and miserable. Fortunately, today’s blog tidbit takes us to tropical climes and […]
Christopher Intagliata • September 26, 2008
A conversation with Richard Bonneau about engineering new microbes to solve our problems.
Katherine Tweed • September 24, 2008
Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick asked the federal government to declare a commercial fishery failure in his state. More than 600,000 acres of shellfishing areas were closed from […]
Lindsey Konkel • September 23, 2008
Today’s kids may be able to read, write, and multiply, but will they be able to relate to the environment? The U.S. House of Representatives addressed this question when they […]
Greg Soltis • September 22, 2008
Asks Porterhouse from Brooklyn, New York
Molika Ashford • September 19, 2008
The world's largest landfill is slated to become the biggest park in New York City.
Stuart Fox • September 18, 2008
In all likelihood, a creationist from the crystal meth capital of Alaska will be president of the United States in about 18 months. But until then, we can pretend that […]
Victoria Stern • September 17, 2008
Earlier diagnosis and treatment to keep the debilitating disease at bay will help families and victims prepare for the inevitable.