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Rachel Mahan • January 11, 2008
Tricking males into mating with other males may fight invasive fish.
Stuart Fox • January 10, 2008
Over the last couple of weeks, a number of events have dovetailed to perfectly highlight the ways in which science can be both beneficial and detrimental to mankind. While shopping […]
Eric R. Olson • January 9, 2008
When we think of environmentalism we tend to think of the preservation of pristine tracts of land far removed from civilization or of “green living” where we try to minimize […]
Andrew Grant • January 9, 2008
A 27-year-old spearheads the nation’s premier hurricane forecast.
Andrew Grant • January 9, 2008
Scientists use environmental and historical data to predict hurricanes months in advance.
Monica Heger • January 7, 2008
Fluorescent light bulbs could change the world. So why aren’t they? According to The Economist changing our light bulbs is the most cost effective way to reduce greenhouse emissions, yet […]
Susannah F. Locke • January 4, 2008
Computer programs may help physicians avoid diagnostic mistakes — so why aren’t more doctors using them?
Susannah F. Locke • January 2, 2008
Science popularizer extraordinaire Ira Flatow (the host of NPR’s Science Friday) discussed awesome and controversial things science while promoting his new book on the Leonard Lopate show on WNYC December […]
Why does my normal body temperature always seem to be lower than 98.6 degrees? By how much do normal human body temperatures vary?
Jessie Jiang • January 2, 2008
- Asks Lev from Detroit, MI
Molika Ashford • December 29, 2007
Michael Goodchild, a geographer and professor at UC Santa Barbara, just published a kind of a survey (pdf file) of citizen-based geography. Volunteered Geographical Information or VGI, Goodchild writes, is […]
Monica Heger • December 28, 2007
Researchers develop drought resistant rice, but not everyone is convinced it can fight hunger.
Natalie Peretsman • December 27, 2007
Scientists have presented a new way of viewing the world based on the assumption that humans are here to stay. The central piece of their “anthropogenic” map is the human […]
Eric R. Olson • December 21, 2007
It would surprise most people to learn that an exploding cell phone could pack enough of a wallop to kill them. A severe burn—maybe, but it’s hard to imagine an […]
Andrew Grant • December 21, 2007
A company proposes using stem cells to treat professional athletes’ injuries.
Jessie Jiang • December 19, 2007
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 is perhaps one of the most frequently broken laws in the United States (See Statistics). A recent study shows four major reasons […]