Seeds of a solution WOODS HOLE - It reads more like science fiction than any real solution to global warming: Fertilizing the sea to create plankton blooms that suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the air.
Let the post-diet era begin Is permanent, significant weight loss really possible? If you're talking merely 10 to 20 pounds - and nobody knows the actual figure - you probably can diet and exercise your way to a svelter self and stay there, provided you stick with your weight control program rigorously. Forever.
The powerhouse 'pirate' of the math classroom Perhaps the most repeated story in the legend of Paul Sally - the mathematician and 74-year-old Roslindale native who is known around the University of Chicago as "Professor Pirate" - involves a man dangling from the top floor balcony of a large atrium hotel at a mathematics conference many years ago. The man had made the mistake of telling Sally ...
Why is electricity transferred at high voltages when we use 120 volts? There's a really good reason not to make voltages low until the point where they're about to be used, and to keep them as high as possible as long as possible.
Cancer investigators honored Angelika Amon of MIT and Dr. Todd R. Golub of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute will receive the 2007 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The prize recognizes contributions to understanding the treatment of cancer made by scientists under the age of 45.
Some jobs may be more likely to cause illness AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE An autoimmune disease is a condition in which our immune system betrays our body and begins to attack our own tissues. Millions of Americans are afflicted with autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma. Since previous studies have suggested that autoimmune disease might arise from exposure to viruses, environmental hazards, and industrial chemicals ...
What exactly is the condition normal-pressure hydrocephalus? An estimated 375,000 Americans have a condition called normal-pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, which is often misdiagnosed as either Alzheimer's disease because memory is impaired in both cases or as Parkinson's because gait is affected in both, said Dr. Peter Black, chief of neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Even CT and MRI scans often can't tell the difference between these ...
Calendar WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 Wired science New one-hour television series takes Wired magazine to the TV screen. 8 - 9 p.m. on WGBH. Go to wgbh.org. Science of emotions The Radcliffe Institute Fellows' Presentation Series continues with "Mind Bugs: The Science of Ordinary Prejudice." 3:30 p.m., 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. Go to radcliffe.edu. THURSDAY, OCT. 4 Family night Harvard Smithsonian Center ...
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CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.
Shuttle lands at California air base NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.
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No Risk, Says Leader of Spill Response After a new blowout preventer was latched to the wellhead, BP prepared to conduct tests that should allow the company to finish plugging the well.
H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: Money Donors have not yet committed enough money for studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a microbicide and to get the product to women.
Nobel Winners Sign Letter Backing Obama Space Plan The letter expresses support for the president’s proposed strategy for NASA and criticizes cuts contained in a NASA authorization bill now before the House.
