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December 31, 2008
New study says preventive antibiotics may stave off deaths
Health reporters should have higher standards, commentary says
California sues Bush administration to protect endangered species
50 Years Ago: A Witness at the Scopes Trial
Your Idle Computer Could Help Calculate Global Warming
Sciences 2008 Achievement List
December 30, 2008
Exercise and your brain: Why working out may help memory
How Crabs Find Their Way Home
Food additive may up lung cancer risk, study says
Greening the Supply Chain
Brain Smarter Than We Are
The Life of the Mind
Updates: Whatever Happened to Natural Blood-Vessel Dilators?
December 29, 2008
Parental rejection of gay teens worsens health
No Truth to the Fountain of Youth
Biodiesel from human fat: illegal (not to mention unappetizing) but technically feasible
Latisse: New eyelash-lengthening drug approved
Mens Chess Superiority Explained
December 26, 2008
Stock-Market Strategy Halts Fishing Collapse
Can You Plug In Your Prius?
Head Lines: Cut Up Those Cards
Fasting May Equal Calorie-Restricted Diets
MIND Reviews: Obsession: A History
December 24, 2008
Vitamin D deficiency ups risk of C-section deliveries, study says
Is REM sleep disorder early sign of Alzheimers or Parkinsons?
Is REM sleep disorder an early sign of Alzheimers or Parkinsons?
What Is Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Disorder?
How to Start an Environmental Club at Your School
Benjamin Button: Aging backwards is the ultimate fiction
Organic Farms Say WWOOF
Nothing Personal, Youre Just Not My Type
Magpies Recognize Their Faces in the Mirror
News Scan Briefs: Sounds Like Thunder
December 23, 2008
Chaos Theory Simplified: Just Follow the Bouncing Droplet
Give your ticker a rest: More sleep may cut risk of heart disease marker
What is Artemisinin?
One World, Many Minds: Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom
Distorted Body Images: A Quick and Easy Way to Reduce Pain
To Save the Parks--Turn Off the TV!
Crowds Walking Can Make A Bridge Sway
December 22, 2008
Incest may not be best, but marriage bans should be rolled back, scientists say
Tough climate goals may be easier than feared
Allergy Relief: real-time pollen updates may be on the way
What Are Eco-Villages?
Chinese face transplant recipient has died
Chinese face-transplant recipient has died
Blackouts and Cascading Failures of the Global Markets
Fruit Fly Immunity Stronger While Sleeping
December 19, 2008
What is mercury poisoning?
Can Eating a Sandwich Stop Your Heart?
Technical Mumbo Jumbo May Scare Patients
Conscience clause and relaxed environmental regs among Bushs lame-duck rulings
March of the penguins--onto the endangered species list
Scientists to EPA: Risks of Chemicals That Alter Male Hormones Should Be Analyzed Together
Evolution of the Mind: 4 Fallacies of Psychology
Dinosaurs Were Dutiful Dads
Readers Respond on Sleeping Makes You Smarter--And More...
December 18, 2008
Scientists urge EPA to assess potential phthalates risks
Government Fails to Assess Potential Dangers of Nanotechnology
Feds give thumbs-up to new, no-cal sweetener stevia
Feds give thumbs-up to new, no-cal sweetener, stevia
Dont be fooled: six holiday health myths verified or debunked
Your shopping personality explained
Should Christmas trees be fireproofed?
Testing Natural Selection with Genetics
New Biosensor: DNA-Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes
Diversity Revealed: From Atoms to Traits
eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic Downturn
Individual versus Group in Natural Selection
Endeavour hitches a ride
December 17, 2008
Face Transplant a First for U.S.
Head-bangers, beware of injury, rocker scientists warn
The Mr. Moms of the Fish World
Did a Drug Company Buy One of This Years Nobel Prizes?
Set in Our Ways: Why Change Is So Hard
The Evolutionary Origins of Hiccups and Hernias
Pain On Purpose Hurts More
The Future of Man--How Will Evolution Change Humans?
The Human Pedigree: A Timeline of Hominid Evolution
December 16, 2008
Babys hot wheels: An incubator made of car parts
Alice Beck Kehoe: Overturning Anthropology Dogma Since the [Tender] Age of 16
Alice Beck Kehoe: Overturning Anthropology Dogma Since the Tender Age of 16
Stevia -- a natural, no-cal way to satisfy a sweet tooth. But is it safe?
Stevia--A natural, no-cal way to satisfy a sweet tooth. But is it safe?
Science Must Evolve to Tackle Global Warming
In US, fewer die of heart disease, but its still the top killer
In U.S., fewer die of heart disease, but its still the top killer
In the U.S., fewer die of heart disease, but its still the top killer
The Science of Spore--The Evolution of Gaming
Time Line: Evolution in the U.S. Public Education System
The Latest Face of Creationism in the Classroom
Putting Evolution to Use in the Everyday World
Blurring the Boundary Between Perception and Memory
Hackers help loggers illegally strip trees from the Amazon
Fruit Flies, Fragile X and Foolery
December 15, 2008
Sleep badly, burn calories?
Colonoscopy: Not so great after all?
The 10 Most Popular Slide Shows of 2008
What does Barack Obamas brain look like?
The Skinny on Fat: Is Obesity in Our Genes?
Likely EPA Pick Hit for Jersey Record
EPA Pick Hit for New Jersey Record
Has the Food Crisis Abated?: A QA with Joachim von Braun, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute
Hormone replacement therapy dramatically ups breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
2008 in Photos--10 Biggest Science Stories
Why Everyone Should Learn the Theory of Evolution
Judge and Jury in the Brain
Time Line: Evolution Before and After Darwin
Darwins Living Legacy--Evolutionary Theory 150 Years Later
Dynamic Darwinism: Evolution Theory Thrives Today
December 13, 2008
Why do women with dense breasts have more breast cancer?
December 12, 2008
Will a New Vatican Document Affect Science and Reproductive Health?
The cat that came back after 13 years dies
Whats the difference between cold and flu?
FDA advisory panel strikes down common asthma drugs
Being Green: An Ecofriendly Guide to Surviving Winter
Cholera in Zimbabwe: Old epidemic in modern times
When Imitation Is More Than Flattery
Calendar: Mind Events in December and January
December 11, 2008
Diabetes and celiac disease: A genetic connection
How Zoos Kill Elephants
When Blindness Is in the Mind, Not the Eyes
When Your Mind Disowns a Limb
EPA drops plans to change power plant rules
Cash Rewards Help Dieters
December 10, 2008
Could coffee be the alternative fuel of the future?
Diabetes Rx ups bone fracture risk
The biggest loser: Buying weight loss
The computer mouse at 40: remembering history in the making
The Evolutionary Origins of Schizophrenia
The Science of Finding a Face in the Crowd
Pick Your Poison: Cobra Venom Shows Therapeutic Promise
December 09, 2008
Cranial Computing: Practical Brain-to-Cyber Interfaces Closer to Reality
National Academy Says: EPA Failing to Protect Public Health
Puzzling Adventures: Alien Genetics
A Look Inside Chevys Volt Plug-In Hybrid
Obesitys Tie to Childhood Earaches
Buying Green: Products for Sustainable Living
E-prescribing leads to more, cheaper generic Rx fills
Traditional Treatments Show Promise for HIV, Psoriasis
The Global Food Crisis
From Finances to Food
Back from the Brink: Global Financial Meltdown Relieves Food Crisis
The Amnesia Gene
Turf Battles: Politics Interfere with Species Identification
Irish add a dash of dioxin to sausage and other pork products
December 08, 2008
Dogs Bark: Not fair! Study shows pups get jealous
What is Guinea Worm Disease?
High Stakes High School Science: Competitions Net Six-Figure Prizes
Malaria vaccine shows promising results
Genetically Modified Hawaii
Doping at work and in class--why not?
December 2008 Earth 3.0: Solutions for Sustainable Progress
Warm Climates Support Longer Limbs
OTW-Earth-12-2008
December 05, 2008
Why do our eyelids get so heavy when we are tired?
Happiness Is Contagious
Birth Control Pills Affect Womens Taste in Men
Revisiting the Psychological Toll of Abortion
December 04, 2008
Warning: A little water can hurt babies -- so dont dilute infant formula
Warning: A little water can hurt babies--So dont dilute infant formula
Global warmings first mammal victim?
What is truth serum?
New Hope for Sickle Cell Sufferers
New Hope for Sickle-Cell Anemia Sufferers
Mind games: researchers trick people into thinking theyve swapped bodies
Who Needs a Doctor When Theres a Robot in the House, er, Hospital? [Slideshow]
Climate change is old news: scientists predicted global warming more than a century ago
Is There Really an Epidemic of Depression?
Breathe easy? Green inhalers are good for the environment, but are they good for asthma sufferers?
December 03, 2008
Cleveland Clinic to reveal docs with lucrative drug company ties
Terrorism database sheds light on the history of attacks in India
December 02, 2008
Generic heart drugs as good as brand-names
Generic heart drugs as good as brand names
Medical residents need sleep, docs say
Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased
Turning Back the Cellular Clock: A Farewell to Embryonic Stem Cells?
Psychiatric Drugs Replacing Talk Therapy
December 01, 2008
Can genes predict athletic performance?
Bug vs. bug: How do mosquitoes survive deadly viruses unscathed?
FDA says its making Americas food safer--but melamine is OK in infant formula
Tuberculosis conspires with HIV to make the disease worse
AIDS Today -- And Tomorrow
AIDS Today--And Tomorrow
HIV Life Cycle Basics
Fact or Fiction: Does circumcision help prevent HIV infection?
Solar-Powered Sea Slug
Can HIV Infection Be Prevented with a Once-Daily Pill?
Protecting Women from HIV--Docs Hopeful About Microbicides
Tough U.N. climate deal urged despite economic woes
The U.S.s $18.8-Billion Global AIDS Initiative--5 Years Later
Triple Helix: Designing a New Molecule of Life
Soldiers Who Have Taken a Life More Likely to Defend Iraq War