Science & the Public

Health & Medicine

Six-legged Arthritis Relief

Here's a novel health food I learned about this morning--one that could be free for the gleaning right outside your front door (especially if you live in China). Warning: You have to be quick or it will get away.

Earth

Here’s a Title We’ll Gladly Relinquish

China appears to be the world leader in carbon-dioxide emissions, but we may be partly to blame.

Humans

The Presidential Climate

Climate-news watchers may have done a double-take if they caught a look at a story in today’s Washington Times. It reported that: “President Bush is poised to change course and announce as early as this week that he wants Congress to pass a bill to combat global warming.” If the account proves true, it will […]

Earth

Naming Your Tax Write-Off

You can name this newly discovered sea slug — or nudibranch — housed in the Scripps Oceanographic Collections. The catch: It’ll cost you. But that “donation” will be tax deductible.

Health & Medicine

Refugee Polio Scare Can Be Costly

There can be hidden, and substantial, costs to polio outbreaks among immigrant refugees.

Humans

Candidates Keep Dodging Science Debate

Groups representing a large share of the electorate can't get the Presidential candidates to commit to a discussion of science and technology issues.

Ecosystems

Refugee Policy Needs a Shot in the Arm

Sometimes spending a little money on vaccinations up front can save a bundle down the line.

Earth

A New Would-Be Hormone in Water

Nitrate, a common pollutant, may also perturb reproductive hormones—at least in frogs.

Humans

Getting Facts Straight . . . or the Sarah Woolley Chronicles

Sometimes we run afoul through the best of intentions.

Humans

A Growing Doctor Shortage

The older we get, the fewer doctors there are to attend to our frailties.

Tech

Virtual Addicts

Logging on may become more than a choice for some young people.

Chemistry

Sense of Wonder

Multigenerational projects may help us visualize the big picture.