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Conservation by America is not going to decrease global warming. We need to imitate known global-cooling events, such as the Krakatoa volcano explosion, which spread sunlight-reflecting dust into the stratosphere in 1883. A hydrogen bomb exploded inside a ship full of white clay could be a first step. Daniel ShanefieldHonolulu, Hawaii Recent research suggests that […]
- Health & Medicine
Waking Up: Brain stimulator spurs dramatic improvement years after injury
A man who spent 6 years in a minimally conscious state regained the ability to talk, eat, and move after doctors implanted electrodes deep in his brain.
- Earth
Slick Death: Oil-spill treatment kills coral
Chemicals used to disperse marine oil spills are more harmful to coral than the oil itself.
- Paleontology
Dinosaurs’ gradual rise to dominance
Early dinosaurs didn't quickly eclipse the creatures they evolved from, but lived alongside them for perhaps 20 million years.
- Earth
Metal spews from tires and brake pads
A study in Stockholm says that tires and brake pads emit a variety of metal pollutants despite European regulations aimed at cleaning up these parts.
- Materials Science
Gecko adhesive gets added mussel
A new adhesive that borrows tricks from the gecko and the mussel can stick and detach repeatedly and works even when wet.
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It’s certainly true that “[T]he most important factor that correlates with success in college is what is done in high school math.” But is the headline true? How about, “More years of team basketball makes kids grow taller”? That’s a strong correlation, too. John M. FlaniganKaneohe, Hawaii While some self-selection certainly happens—the kids who take […]
- Humans
More math helps young scientists
Taking more math in high school improves students' college grades in physics, chemistry, and biology.
- Computing
Cloudy Crystal Balls
Computer programs that model climate may be so complex that global warming predictions will never settle on a single, definitive answer.
- Earth
Light reaches deep in southeast Pacific
In a remote part of the southeastern Pacific where marine life is sparse, ultraviolet light penetrates to unprecedented depths.
- Health & Medicine
TB medication offers pain relief
An antibiotic once used to treat tuberculosis may offer relief from chronic pain.
- Astronomy
Shedding light on the precursor to a supernova
A supernova lights up its surroundings, revealing evidence of what made the star explode.
