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Stuart Fox • January 16, 2008
For the first time in America, a natural history museum is handing out diplomas.
Stuart Fox • January 15, 2008
Blinded by the red carpet and dresses no one could hope to afford and even fewer could hope to fit into, most people forget that the Oscars are run by […]
Christopher Intagliata • January 14, 2008
No, it’s not a medieval legend or a chess game – it’s a bee colony in South Africa. A recent study on the Cape Bee subspecies (Apis mellifera capensis) shows […]
How do they make the first down line appear on the football field during a game?
Katherine Tweed • January 14, 2008
- Asks Michelle in Brooklyn, NY
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.