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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eric R. Olson • December 17, 2007
The cell–the most fundamental unit of life–could one day be as easily programmable as a computer, according to Mark Weiss, professor of electrical engineering and molecular biology at Princeton University. […]
Natalie Peretsman • December 17, 2007
- asks Injy from New York
Monica Heger • December 16, 2007
Fertilizing the ocean may not slow down global warming. The controversial process of dumping urea or iron into the ocean to induce an algae bloom in order to remove CO2 […]
Susannah F. Locke • December 15, 2007
At Thanksgiving, a family friend used to warn us to never eat sweet potato skins. This November, when I found myself in the yearly ritual of warning friends of the […]
Stuart Fox • December 13, 2007
(meets Abbott and Costello and the Wolfman)
Rachel Mahan • December 12, 2007
“You’re pretty on the inside” can translate into being pretty on the outside. An attractive personality can make someone seem more physically attractive, according to a study published in the […]
Eric R. Olson • December 11, 2007
A cellular process tested in mice may hold the answer to fighting cancer in humans.
Karina Hamalainen • December 10, 2007
- asks Jessie from New York
Andrew Grant • December 8, 2007
A brief look at the 2007 storm season.
Adam T. Hadhazy • December 6, 2007
A strange-shaped solar system catches NASA's eye.
Katherine Tweed • December 4, 2007
A natural treatment might work better than over the counter cold remedies.