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Al Gore’s movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ says sea levels could rise up to 20 feet. Is this true?
Rachael Rettner • December 1, 2008
Asks Steve from Florida
Allison Bond • November 26, 2008
There are two kinds of people: those who think that physics’ biggest experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, is a waste of money, and those who don’t. OK, that might be […]
Allison Bond • November 25, 2008
After waiting nearly two hours for a bus in the rain, my muscles felt tight and my pulse was racing. But I dialed up Creedence Clearwater Revival on my iPod, […]
Adam T. Hadhazy • November 24, 2008
Asks John from New York
Lynne Peeples • November 21, 2008
Google’s cleverness seems to know no limits. Evidence of this was last month’s “Goggles” add-on for Gmail that forces the intoxicated emailer to answer five math questions correctly–in less than […]
Brett Israel • November 20, 2008
Public transit systems across the country received a long overdue boost from this historic election season. Voters signaled their willingness to invest in mass transit, despite the economic downturn, suggesting […]
Katherine Tweed • November 19, 2008
This fall, I gave New York University $13,845 for the glorious opportunity to spend one day each week in their newly minted journalism building in Manhattan. Apparently, what that steep […]
Lindsey Konkel • November 18, 2008
If friends, family, and stuffed turkey aren’t reason enough to thank your lucky stars this Thanksgiving, you can add one more thing to the list – enzymes. Enzymes speed up […]
Victoria Stern • November 17, 2008
Asks Alex from Philadelphia
Adam T. Hadhazy • November 13, 2008
As one space mission ends, another begins. NASA announced this week that the agency has not received a signal from the Phoenix lander since November 2. The interplanetary flatline indicates […]
Allison Bond • November 10, 2008
Could you eat for only one dollar per day? For many living in poverty, this isn’t a hypothetical question. Unfortunately, our government’s food policies often discourage people strapped for cash from making […]
Lindsey Konkel • November 10, 2008
Asks Rob from Los Angeles, CA
Eric R. Olson • November 3, 2008
Tomorrow, November 4th, is the moment of truth when the American people will elect either John McCain or Barack Obama to the most powerful office in the United States, and […]
Christopher Intagliata • November 3, 2008
Asks Leo in Arizona
Dave Levitan • October 31, 2008
After more than six years as director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Elias Zerhouni will step down at the end of October. Zerhouni presided over the nation’s primary […]