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Michael Glenn Easter • September 20, 2009
Ex-mobster admits to sinking ships full of nuclear and medical waste.
Dave Levitan • September 17, 2009
The “debate” was ridiculous, but the idea is fantastic.
Crystal Gammon • September 12, 2009
Scientists pinpoint the region of the brain that controls your comfort zone.
Allison Bond • September 9, 2009
In a New Technique, Scientists Have Turned Fat Cells into Stem Cells.
Lindsey Konkel • September 5, 2009
UK’s Royal Society Weighs the Pros and Cons of Climate Manipulation.
Rachael Rettner • September 2, 2009
Using ferrets to predict the virus's virulence.
Gesture Based Interfaces–Bringing Technology Back to the Human Roots of Language
Erik Ortlip • June 11, 2009
A Minority Report type interface may revolutionize how we interact with our iphones and free us from the keyboard for good.
Lindsey Konkel • May 19, 2009
A new website from NYU's Carter Journalism Institute examines this eco-friendly buzzword.
Dave Levitan • March 24, 2009
Have you ever heard your date sneeze and thought: “Ooh. She wants me.” No? Me neither. But that apparent non-sequitur isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. One hundred forty-six people […]
Lindsey Konkel • February 20, 2009
Seventy million years before birds took flight, pterosaurs – some as large as a small airplane – somehow soared through the Mesozoic skies. Scientists have speculated for decades about how […]
Jonathan Teyan • February 19, 2009
The soil, nearly black with compost, is only recently emerged from alternating bands of ice and powder snow. The meltwater has rendered it a wallow. A wallow measuring two hundred […]
Robert Goodier • February 6, 2009
Eric Kandel has a gulping, throaty laugh, the rare kind that sounds like a goose might if it could honk as it inhales. It’s contagious, not just because the sound […]
Genevra Pittman • February 5, 2009
Elizabeth Shirtcliff doesn’t want anyone to forget about the children of Katrina. The University of New Orleans psychologist warns that kids who have been through a traumatic event, like Hurricane […]
Dave Levitan • January 26, 2009
On Monday, President Barack Obama followed through on a campaign promise to begin tightening standards for the automotive industry. He signed a memorandum instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider […]
Lynne Peeples • January 12, 2009
“Can rainfall trigger autism?” asked a headline on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website. MSNBC’s online title answered, “Autism linked with rainfall in study,” while The Palm Beach Post of West Palm […]