| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| As Erebus lives and breathes: the Antarctica volcano's long-lived lava lake coughs up clues to the physiology of volcanoes. |
Cover story |
Apr 6, 2013 |
2808 |
| The Kingdom of Rarities. |
Brief article |
Apr 6, 2013 |
282 |
| Blood levels of BPA controversial: values reported for humans appear high, study charges. |
|
Mar 9, 2013 |
513 |
| Life found deep below Antarctic ice: U.S. team finds microbial cells in subglacial Lake Whillans. |
|
Mar 9, 2013 |
620 |
| Climate change goes to extremes: some recent weird weather tied to warming. |
|
Dec 29, 2012 |
426 |
| Extremely bad weather: studies start linking climate change to current events. |
|
Nov 17, 2012 |
3940 |
| Air: The Restless Shaper of the World. |
Book review |
Nov 17, 2012 |
296 |
| Spider man fell for jumpers. |
|
Oct 20, 2012 |
332 |
| Laser-sharp light zaps tumors: infrared approach may offer radiation therapy alternative. |
|
Oct 6, 2012 |
456 |
| Nanopollutants pose crop risk: tiny particles can boost toxic absorption by plants. |
|
Oct 6, 2012 |
507 |
| Archaea may be behind ocean's methane exhalations. |
Brief article |
Oct 6, 2012 |
113 |
| Antibacterial agent weakens muscle strength in mice. |
Brief article |
Oct 6, 2012 |
124 |
| Tricks foods play: what you eat may fool your brain into packing on the pounds. |
Cover story |
Oct 6, 2012 |
2867 |
| Extreme heat rising worldwide: temperature records reveal increased odds of swelter. |
|
Sep 8, 2012 |
420 |
| Night lights may foster depression: hamster study also finds that the symptoms are reversible. |
Brief article |
Aug 25, 2012 |
255 |
| Recent extreme weather attributed to human-caused climate warming: probability of some droughts, heat waves now much greater. |
|
Aug 11, 2012 |
647 |
| Ozone raises cardiovascular risk: pollutant triggers changes that can hike heart attack risk. |
Brief article |
Jul 28, 2012 |
308 |
| Parents aid fry with low pH. |
Brief article |
Jul 28, 2012 |
159 |
| No-cal sodas can trick the brain: sugar-free sweeteners may contribute to obesity risk. |
|
Jul 14, 2012 |
389 |
| Mr. Hornaday's War. |
Book review |
Jun 30, 2012 |
267 |
| Puffs of methane found over Arctic: bacteria may be source of unexplained gas emissions. |
Brief article |
Jun 2, 2012 |
263 |
| Europe bat pest more potent: white-nose syndrome in U.S. is less virulent strain. |
|
May 19, 2012 |
387 |
| Nanopollutants harm vessel health: tiny particles and tubes diminish arteriole response in rats. |
|
Apr 21, 2012 |
448 |
| Fungus products among us. |
Brief article |
Apr 21, 2012 |
119 |
| Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. |
Brief article |
Apr 21, 2012 |
293 |
| Plumbing the archives. |
Cover story |
Mar 24, 2012 |
985 |
| Germ warfare. |
Brief article |
Mar 24, 2012 |
150 |
| Tracking Pluto's rise and fall. |
Brief article |
Mar 24, 2012 |
163 |
| Mushroom clouds usher in atomic age. |
Brief article |
Mar 24, 2012 |
134 |
| Elementary finds stack up. |
Brief article |
Mar 24, 2012 |
208 |
| Climate in flux. |
Brief article |
Mar 24, 2012 |
152 |
| Carbon dioxide erodes marine ecosystems: research suggests how sea life will react to acidification. |
|
Mar 10, 2012 |
647 |
| Fracking isn't tainting groundwater, study finds. |
Brief article |
Mar 10, 2012 |
123 |
| 'Nonstick' chemicals pose risk: pollutants dampen immune response after childhood. |
|
Mar 10, 2012 |
323 |
| Nondefense R&D gets boost in White House budget proposal: in tough times, applied research would grow substantially. |
|
Mar 10, 2012 |
733 |
| Pythons squeeze out local species in South Florida: some mammal populations fall by more than 90 percent. |
|
Feb 25, 2012 |
744 |
| Acidification alters fish behavior: higher carbon dioxide in oceans may affect brain chemistry. |
|
Feb 25, 2012 |
401 |
| Recirculation degraded gulf oil: fueled by hydrocarbon plumes, bacteria feasted on crude. |
Brief article |
Feb 11, 2012 |
284 |
| For daily use. |
Brief article |
Jan 14, 2012 |
102 |
| Microbes sleep to evade detection: stressed bacteria can dodge screening tests by laying low. |
|
Jan 14, 2012 |
421 |
| Arctic warming signs. |
Brief article |
Dec 31, 2011 |
197 |
| Pollution bringing stronger cyclones: soot weakens winds that break up storms in Arabian Sea. |
|
Dec 17, 2011 |
460 |
| Global Warming and Political Intimidation. |
Book review |
Dec 3, 2011 |
274 |
| Arctic ozone loss at record levels: northern 'hole' comparable to early losses over Antarctica. |
Brief article |
Nov 19, 2011 |
331 |
| Brain may subvert efforts to diet: in obese, hunger signals can persist even after a meal. |
|
Oct 22, 2011 |
482 |
| Introducing ... |
Brief article |
Oct 8, 2011 |
105 |
| El Ninos may fuel civil uprisings: food prices, unemployment may link climate to unrest. |
|
Oct 8, 2011 |
328 |
| Rambunctious Garden. |
Book review |
Oct 8, 2011 |
272 |
| Big fish return to no-fishing zone: Gulf of California park a model for overharvested areas. |
Brief article |
Sep 24, 2011 |
243 |
| Building a greener flame retardant: nanolayer approach incorporates renewable material. |
|
Sep 24, 2011 |
329 |
| Cracked sewers leak fecal germs: studies follow sewage into waterways and drinking supplies. |
Report |
Sep 10, 2011 |
302 |
| Bacteria gobbled oil, didn't grow: spilled BP crude may not have provided balanced diet. |
|
Sep 10, 2011 |
322 |
| Helping bats hold on: scientists seek a savior as a deadly fungal pandemic explodes through vulnerable colonies. |
Report |
Sep 10, 2011 |
2510 |
| Some fish thrived despite oil spill: BP blowout didn't dent populations in Gulf's seagrass beds. |
Brief article |
Aug 13, 2011 |
280 |
| Male mice less macho with BPA: early exposures can erase some masculine behavior. |
|
Jul 30, 2011 |
481 |
| Lionfish meet their match. |
Brief article |
Jul 30, 2011 |
152 |
| Marsh sediment analysis reveals fastest sea level rise in 2,000 years: core samples show rapid increase starting in 19th century. |
|
Jul 16, 2011 |
400 |
| Widespread use of herbicides fosters immunity: many weeds now resistant to multiple chemical killers. |
|
Jul 2, 2011 |
956 |
| Germy with a chance of hail: aerial microbes can influence weather, and maybe climate. |
|
Jun 18, 2011 |
644 |
| Warming Arctic comes unglued: rising rates of erosion strike region's ice-rich coastlines. |
|
May 21, 2011 |
358 |
| Chemicals linked to kids' lower IQs: studies identify effects from pesticides still used on farms. |
|
May 21, 2011 |
394 |
| Obesity impairs brain performance: white matter damage may explain deficits in memory, thinking. |
|
Apr 23, 2011 |
367 |
| Arctic ozone may post record loss: depletion could boost UV exposure for midlatitudes. |
Brief article |
Apr 9, 2011 |
255 |
| Big fishing yields small fish: researchers map predator loss and predict unstable oceans. |
|
Apr 9, 2011 |
1254 |
| 2012 budget offers pain and gain: amid belt-tightening, clean energy, education, high tech grow. |
|
Mar 12, 2011 |
772 |
| Gulf floor tainted by oily deposits: patches are the remnants of an oil-eating bacterial bloom. |
|
Mar 12, 2011 |
405 |
| Dispersants persisted after BP spill: Chemicals used to break up oil lasted for months in plumes. |
Brief article |
Feb 26, 2011 |
244 |
| Amoebas common in drinking water: Study finds widespread contamination could be a health risk. |
Brief article |
Feb 26, 2011 |
268 |
| Some Himalayan ice not shrinking: Glaciers in the Karakoram region may even be growing. |
|
Feb 26, 2011 |
324 |
| Brain boosters: some nutritional supplements provide real food for thought. |
|
Feb 26, 2011 |
3187 |
| Blowout in the Gulf. |
Book review |
Feb 26, 2011 |
310 |
| BP spill's methane goes missing: researchers claim bacteria gobbled it all up--and fast. |
|
Jan 29, 2011 |
539 |
| Studies see 4 degrees of warming: disruptive effects possible by 2060s, new analysis suggests. |
Brief article |
Dec 18, 2010 |
306 |
| BPA passes easily through the skin: finding may explain high levels of chemical seen in cashiers. |
Brief article |
Dec 4, 2010 |
282 |
| Mice deprived of darkness get fat: eating at the wrong time can increase impact of calories. |
|
Nov 6, 2010 |
377 |
| Natural gas dominates Gulf plumes: microbes are degrading easily digested hydrocarbons first. |
|
Oct 9, 2010 |
439 |
| Teams disagree over breakdown of BP oil in Gulf: two studies offer confusing picture of deep-sea plumes. |
|
Sep 11, 2010 |
902 |
| Receipts a large and little-known source of BPA: studies raise alarm about exposure to hormone mimic. |
|
Aug 28, 2010 |
1033 |
| The incredible shrinking solar cell: with lilliputian collectors, almost anything could be sun-powered. |
|
Jul 31, 2010 |
1319 |
| Nutrition society president says eat less, move more. |
Interview |
Jul 17, 2010 |
706 |
| Surface oil isn't the only threat from Gulf gusher: Scientists try to understand deep-sea hydrocarbon clouds. |
|
Jul 3, 2010 |
923 |
| Cell phone--cancer study an enigma: researchers remain uncertain about safety of mobile devices. |
|
Jun 19, 2010 |
369 |
| Plastics ingredient raises concern: bisphenol A's 'twin' may have more potent hormone effects. |
|
Jun 5, 2010 |
255 |
| Reeling in tuna with lower mercury: level of toxic metal depends on species, two studies find. |
|
May 22, 2010 |
434 |
| Destination brain: inhaled pollutants may inflame more than the lungs. |
|
May 22, 2010 |
2500 |
| Walnuts may slow prostate cancer. |
Brief article |
Apr 24, 2010 |
172 |
| Herbicide makes frogs Mr. Moms: hormonal tinkering may explain a host of adverse changes. |
|
Mar 27, 2010 |
350 |
| Germs in tobacco potential source for infections blamed on smoking: tests find hundreds of bacterial species in major brands. |
|
Mar 13, 2010 |
687 |
| Don't know much about ...: a measure of U.S. science literacy has increased--to 28%. |
|
Mar 13, 2010 |
382 |
| Weed killer in the crosshairs: concerns prompt reexamination of atrazine's safety. |
|
Feb 27, 2010 |
2214 |
| Copenhagen climate summit yields 'real deal' to limit greenhouse gases: nonbinding accord still needs beefing up, negotiators agree. |
|
Jan 30, 2010 |
803 |
| The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. |
Book review |
Jan 2, 2010 |
289 |
| Chemicals from plastics show effects in boys: fetal exposure to phthalates linked to less masculine play. |
|
Dec 19, 2009 |
488 |
| Climate might be right for a deal: Copenhagen negotiations will take steps toward a climate-stabilizing treaty. |
|
Dec 5, 2009 |
2866 |
| Dinosaurs (Book series). |
Book review |
Nov 21, 2009 |
239 |
| BPA in womb linked to childhood behavior: found for exposure during first 16 weeks of pregnancy. |
|
Nov 7, 2009 |
371 |
| Reviewers prefer positive findings: journals may be less likely to publish equivocal studies. |
Brief article |
Oct 10, 2009 |
250 |
| Desperately seeking moly: unreliable supplies of feedstock for widely used medical imaging isotope prompt efforts to develop U.S. sources. |
Cover story |
Sep 26, 2009 |
3065 |
| Drugged money. |
Brief article |
Sep 12, 2009 |
107 |
| Concerns over plastics chemical continue to grow: new studies of bisphenol A measure effects, exposures. |
|
Jul 18, 2009 |
1138 |
