Notebook

  1. Agriculture

    Switchgrass Science

    A native prairie grass shows promise as a substitute for corn in the production of fuel ethanol—an additive to stretch fossil-fuel resources for transportation. University of Tennessee researchers have produced a video on the science and prospects of switchgrass ethanol that is available in a 26-minute version and an abbreviated form. For those who don’t […]

    By Science News
  2. Humans

    From the March 5, 1938, issue

    Shoes that give silent testimony for safety measures, ten moons and counting for Saturn, and finding oil in impossible places.

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    One-Stop Shopping for Every Species

    On Feb. 26, the Encyclopedia of Life went live. This site hopes to become the definitive place to find information on every living species—millions and millions of them.