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Emily V. Driscoll • March 19, 2008
How sled dogs can teach us about mercury contamination.
Natalie Peretsman • March 13, 2008
A study discovers that water supplies are tainted with an array of everyday drugs.
Susannah F. Locke • March 12, 2008
Knowing that our dear Scienceline readers may be wondering what’s new in the world of male reproductive fluids, we bring you this: Semen ain’t just sperm. In two recent papers, […]
Natalie Peretsman • March 12, 2008
A vaccine ready for its final trial phase may protect African infants and children.
Eric R. Olson • March 10, 2008
- Asks Jackie from Connecticut
Rachel Mahan • March 8, 2008
Every time I think about becoming a vegetarian, it looks good on paper and even feels good in practice for a few days. But then my stomach rolls over, begging […]
Susannah F. Locke • March 7, 2008
Tuna farming advances, but strict fishing regulations might be the only hope for this sushi fish.
Katherine Tweed • March 6, 2008
I was pretty excited in January when New York City announced that it would require grocery stores to recycle plastic bags. Now, it seems like small potatoes when Gordon Brown, […]
Karina Hamalainen • March 4, 2008
It’s a catchy title, isn’t it? Somewhere between that and the full-page advertisement in the New Scientist, I was persuaded to buy the book How to Fossilize your Hamster: And […]
Stuart Fox • March 3, 2008
Bacteria get a bad rap. Sure, the bubonic plague and cholera have killed untold millions of people, but a lot of other bugs do things we appreciate. They keep our […]
Stuart Fox • March 3, 2008
- Asks Paul in New York, NY
Stuart Fox • February 29, 2008
We’ve come a long way from Jack Palance dragging a giant Oscar with his teeth. As the opening sequence of Sunday’s Oscars showed, visual effects are now as important to […]
Eric R. Olson • February 28, 2008
How one woman brought two worlds together.
Rachel Mahan • February 25, 2008
- Asks Carol from New Athens, IL
Jessie Jiang • February 22, 2008
Are baby videos bad for babies? The answer may depend on how interactive the show is.