- No Skeeters, No Problem? Not So Fast
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT
In the grand scheme of things, mosquitoes do have some value.
- This Derby Will Be Won by a Bird
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT
This week, more than 12 young albatrosses will soar into the homestretch of what might be called the Big Bird version of the Belmont Stakes.
- Cones, Curves, Shells, Towers: He Made Paper Jump to Life
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT
A computer science professor who died in 1999 was a pioneer in computational origami, an emerging field with surprisingly practical applications.
- But the Air Was Clean
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT
Sure, it disrupted the lives of millions and cost the North American economy billions, but last summer's blackout had one benefit.
- Preserving a Delicate Balance of Potassium
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT
Western-style diets are relatively poor in potassium, a crucial nutrient.
- Letters
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Of Subjects and Participants.
- Persistent Smells
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
I recently spent a day in a home full of strong-smelling lilies. For the next week, I smelled the same smell. What could cause this?
- Prevention: Weapons in the War on Glaucoma
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Treating elevated blood pressure within the eye can cut in half the risk of glaucoma for African-Americans, according to a new study.
- Behavior: An Epileptic Child's Best Friend
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
When a child has a seizure, the family dog may be the first to respond, according to a recently released study.
- Remedies: A Mute for the Roar of the Snorer
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
If you cannot stop a snorer from snoring, how can you cut down on the noise? Here's one possible solution.
- Outcomes: Acupuncture and Neck Pain
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Acupuncture may have lasting benefits for neck pain, the authors of a new study say.
- Paying Homage to the Wisdom of Voices From Medicine's Past
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Without fanfare, decades-old journal articles go online.
- Bringing Them Back, Healthy, From the Ends of the Earth
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Kenneth Kamler is a man with a double life. For much of the year, he is a microsurgeon; but in his other guise, he is an eminent adventure physician.
- The Early Days of Hearing
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
For those who study human evolution, the thinking is that the sensitivity range of human ears is related to the rise of spoken language.
- Mars' Round, Smooth Stones Have a Counterpart in Utah
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
The almost perfectly round Martian pebbles, nicknamed blueberries, are intriguing. Similar spherical pebbles, it turns out, are also strewn around southern Utah.
- New Creams Smooth Wrinkles, but They're Not Botox
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Welcome to the world of anti-aging cosmetics, a vast and chaotic bazaar where hundreds of products vie for dollars.
- A Debate on How to Treat Precancerous Breast Disease
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
There is a mounting debate among experts over how aggressively to treat ductal carcinoma in situ, which has a 10-year mortality rate hovering around 1 percent.
- The Claim: Too Much Sleep Is Bad for You
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Averaging more than seven hours of sleep a night is associated with a shorter life span.
- A Retrospective Diagnosis Says Lenin Had Syphilis
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
A new study turns speculation over the death of the Bolshevik leader into a diagnosis of the sexually transmitted disease.
- Fear in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Researchers are turning their attention to the bullies of the workplace.
- Kerry Vows to Lift Bush Limits on Stem-Cell Research
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT
Backed by the unusual endorsement of 48 Nobel laureates, Senator John Kerry on Monday accused the Bush administration of letting ideology trump science.
- At One Point, 'I Was Deathly Afraid,' New Space Visitor Admits
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT
Michael W. Melvill, the first person to reach space in a project developed with private financing, said he had considered aborting the flight miles above Earth.
- Craft Confirms a Comet Link for Peculiar Moon of Saturn
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT
The Cassini spacecraft bearing down on Saturn has confirmed that its farthest moon, Phoebe, is an icy remnant of the solar system's birth more than four billion years ago.
- New Look for NASA for the Next Space Age
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT
Responding to outside recommendations, NASA has begun a top-to-bottom reorganization that will make it leaner and more focused on its goals.
- When Science Was Simple: Watching Mr. Wizard
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT
While screening an episode of "Watch Mr. Wizard" on DVD, Don Herbert talked about being the most famous unaccredited scientist in America in the 1950's.
- Debate Swirls Around the Status of a Protected Mouse
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT
A Colorado scientist says that the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is on the Federal Endangered Species list based on guesswork and outdated science.
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