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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 […]

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 […]

February 28, 2008

How one woman brought two worlds together.

February 25, 2008

- Asks Carol from New Athens, IL

February 22, 2008

Are baby videos bad for babies? The answer may depend on how interactive the show is.

February 20, 2008

Last Friday, while the staff of Scienceline was at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in Boston, science in general and science journalism in particular got […]

February 20, 2008

Researchers link chronic loneliness to a change in gene activity.

February 19, 2008

Barnacles could easily have been the stars of those flickering high school science films about the magic of reproduction – they have longer penises than any other animal in relation […]

February 18, 2008

Our oceans are in trouble and climate change is playing a big part. This broad theme dominated many of the scientific talks I caught this weekend at the American Association […]

February 15, 2008

Questions about possible antibiotic resistance are still unanswered.

February 13, 2008

Four hours with New York’s favorite forager

February 13, 2008

On tour with the "Wildman"

February 13, 2008

I’m officially hooked on the presidential election. And as a science enthusiast, I rank scientific policy as a major issue in deciding which candidate to support. Unfortunately, I rarely hear […]

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