| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| 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 |
| Bad breath: studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening--and why. |
Report |
Jul 18, 2009 |
2628 |
| Research agencies would get boost from president's proposed budget: most increases rely on already approved stimulus money. |
|
Jun 6, 2009 |
738 |
| School-age lead exposures may do more harm than earlier exposures: levels in 6-year-olds tied to IQ, tissue loss, future criminality. |
|
Jun 6, 2009 |
764 |
| Diagnosis: Mercury Money, Politics & Poison. |
Book review |
Jun 6, 2009 |
255 |
| Contraceptives and muscle gains. |
Brief article |
May 23, 2009 |
145 |
| New eyes on the cosmos: the next constellation of telescopes will dramatically extend and sharpen scientists' view of the universe. |
|
May 23, 2009 |
2390 |
| Alice S. Huang: science needs ace communicators and politicians. |
Interview |
Apr 25, 2009 |
773 |
| Scientists find a soup of suspects while probing milk's link to cancer: latest studies focus on estrogens, androgens and IGF-1. |
|
Mar 28, 2009 |
1088 |
| Hungry penguins march. |
Brief article |
Mar 14, 2009 |
150 |
| Stress makes plants nutritious. |
Brief article |
Mar 14, 2009 |
151 |
| Science stimulus: researchers look to the new administration to bring fresh perspectives to health, energy, climate policy and science funding. |
Cover story |
Mar 14, 2009 |
3303 |
| R. K. Pachauri: Obama administration should lead energy transition. |
Interview |
Jan 3, 2009 |
805 |
| Antidepressants make for sad fish; drugs may affect feeding, swimming and mate-attracting. |
|
Dec 20, 2008 |
431 |
| Algae's feminine touch. |
Brief article |
Dec 20, 2008 |
44 |
| Chicago's hot new PCB. |
Brief article |
Dec 20, 2008 |
76 |
| Pollution slows some sperm. |
Brief article |
Dec 20, 2008 |
80 |
| Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine. |
Book review |
Dec 20, 2008 |
253 |
| Farm chemicals can hammer frog populations: study supports link between weed killer and parasites. |
|
Nov 22, 2008 |
610 |
| The Science vote: on the surface, the presidential contenders appear to take similar stances and technology. But probe a bit, and differences emerge. Because Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have never formally debated S&T issues, and don't intend to, Science News runs down what these candidates and their campaigns have been saying. |
|
Oct 11, 2008 |
2436 |
| David Michaels: corporate campaigns manufacture scientific doubt. |
Interview |
Sep 27, 2008 |
726 |
| Fatal attraction: nanomagnets tackle disease: technique uses heat to kill cancerous cells. |
Clinical report |
Aug 16, 2008 |
1042 |
| Feminization blamed on farming: agricultural chemicals suspected in cane toad troubles. |
|
Aug 2, 2008 |
675 |
| School teacher spots green blob: mystery object appears to be a starless dwarf galaxy. |
|
Jul 19, 2008 |
422 |
| Forest invades tundra ... and the new tenants could aggravate global warming. |
|
Jul 5, 2008 |
1407 |
| Insects: the original white meat. |
Cover story |
Jun 7, 2008 |
2896 |
| Triggering autoimmune assaults: mouth bacteria unleash inflammation-inducing protein. |
|
May 10, 2008 |
666 |
| Pollution may confuse pollinators: smog dilutes scents needed to guide floral foragers. |
Brief article |
May 10, 2008 |
299 |
| Strong support for a basic diet. |
Brief article |
Mar 29, 2008 |
250 |
| Nurturing our microbes: stewardship of the life teeming within us can pay health dividends. |
|
Mar 1, 2008 |
2519 |
| Benign--not: unexpected deaths in probiotics study. |
|
Feb 23, 2008 |
608 |
| Spying asbestos. |
|
Feb 23, 2008 |
225 |
| Diabetes drug and conflicts of interest. |
Brief article |
Feb 9, 2008 |
288 |
| Fabulon: looking less fabulous. |
Brief article |
Feb 2, 2008 |
278 |
| Judging science: courts may be too skeptical of research done with juries in mind. |
|
Jan 19, 2008 |
2471 |
| Night lights may foster cancer. |
|
Jan 19, 2008 |
213 |
| Smog's heavy impacts. |
|
Jan 5, 2008 |
251 |
| Lettuce liability: programs to keep salads germfree raise wildlife and conservation concerns. |
|
Dec 8, 2007 |
2178 |
| Tadpole slayer: mystery epidemic imperils frogs. |
|
Nov 24, 2007 |
456 |
| Clearly concerning: do common plastics and resins carry risks? |
|
Sep 29, 2007 |
2312 |
| Hammered saws: shark relatives with threatening snouts win global protection. |
|
Aug 11, 2007 |
2169 |
| Universities seek armchair astronomers. |
|
Jul 28, 2007 |
238 |
| Restoring scents: faulty sniffers may get help. |
|
Jul 7, 2007 |
2368 |
| Slime dwellers: a blanket seeded with microbes appears critical to coral health. |
Cover story |
Jun 2, 2007 |
2133 |
| Wanted: better yardsticks: measurement inadequacies threaten U.S. competitive edge. |
|
Apr 21, 2007 |
1800 |
| New solutions for unused drugs. |
|
Apr 7, 2007 |
274 |
| Herbal herbicides: weed killers manufactured by Mother Nature. |
Cover story |
Mar 17, 2007 |
2002 |
| Body clock affects racing prowess. |
|
Mar 10, 2007 |
276 |
| Aquatic non-scents: repercussions of water pollutants that mute smell. |
|
Jan 27, 2007 |
1902 |
| Counterintuitive toxicity: increasingly, scientists are finding that they can't predict a poison's low-dose effects. |
|
Jan 20, 2007 |
2007 |
| The antibiotic vitamin: deficiency in vitamin D may predispose people to infection. |
|
Nov 11, 2006 |
1905 |
| Venting concerns: exploring and protecting deep-sea communities. |
Cover story |
Oct 7, 2006 |
2237 |
| Women: where are your patents? |
Brief article |
Sep 16, 2006 |
273 |
| Undergrad science and engineering are broadly useful. |
Brief article |
Sep 16, 2006 |
200 |
| Bad-news beauties: poison-spined fish from Asia have invaded U.S. waters. |
|
Sep 9, 2006 |
2182 |
| Breast milk may not be enough. |
Brief article |
Aug 26, 2006 |
249 |
| Preserving paradise: huge patch of Hawaiian reefs gets monumental protection. |
|
Aug 5, 2006 |
773 |
| Drug rescues cells that age too fast. |
Brief article |
Aug 5, 2006 |
181 |
| Social jet lag: need a smoke? |
Brief article |
Aug 5, 2006 |
219 |
| Tapping out a TAI-CHI tune. |
Brief article |
Aug 5, 2006 |
288 |
| Virtual reality for earthquake fears. |
Brief article |
Aug 5, 2006 |
243 |
| Light impacts: hue and timing determine whether rays are beneficial or detrimental. |
|
May 27, 2006 |
2217 |
| Illuminating changes: conventional lightbulbs may soon be obsolete. |
Cover story |
May 20, 2006 |
2191 |
| Saving sturgeon: ancient fish face increasingly tough times. |
Cover story |
Mar 4, 2006 |
2297 |
| A little less green? Studies challenge the benign image of pyrethroid insecticides. |
|
Feb 4, 2006 |
2240 |
| Antibiotics afield. |
Brief Article |
Nov 26, 2005 |
209 |
| Katrina's fallout: storm-struck researchers forge on--many, far from home. |
|
Nov 19, 2005 |
2353 |
| A galling business: the inhumane exploitation of bears for traditional Asian medicine. |
|
Oct 15, 2005 |
2247 |
| Benched science: increasingly, judges decide what science--if any--a jury hears. |
|
Oct 8, 2005 |
2500 |
| Infants pick up toxic chemicals in intensive care. |
|
Aug 13, 2005 |
312 |
| Feds pull approval of poultry antibiotic. |
|
Aug 13, 2005 |
224 |
| Study finds low battlefield hazard in depleted uranium. |
Brief Article |
Aug 13, 2005 |
295 |
| Toxic surfs: homing in on an alga's threat--and therapeutic promise. |
Cover Story |
Jul 23, 2005 |
2397 |
| Empty nets: fisheries may be crippling themselves by targeting the big ones. |
Cover Story |
Jun 4, 2005 |
2164 |
| Still hungry? Fattening revelations--and new mysteries--about the hunger hormone. |
Cover Story |
Apr 2, 2005 |
2271 |
| A fishy therapy: a thriving but controversial dietary supplement. |
|
Mar 5, 2005 |
2164 |
| High costs of CT screening. |
Brief Article |
Feb 19, 2005 |
291 |
| Really hot water. |
Brief Article |
Jan 15, 2005 |
239 |
| Food colorings: pigments make fruits and veggies extra healthful. |
Cover Story |
Jan 8, 2005 |
2086 |
| Helping patients decipher options. |
Brief Article |
Jan 8, 2005 |
169 |
| Vitamin C and diabetes: risky mix? |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
283 |
| Tobacco treaty on its way. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
179 |
| Frozen assets: agriculture has started banking animal seed. |
|
Nov 13, 2004 |
777 |
| Vitamin D: what's enough? Many people may need much more. |
|
Oct 16, 2004 |
2063 |
| Vitamin boost: from muscle strength to immunity, scientists find new vitamin D benefits. |
|
Oct 9, 2004 |
2028 |
| The ultimate crop insurance: a new treaty strives to save 10,000 years of plant breeding. |
|
Sep 11, 2004 |
2284 |
| Counting carbs: despite promising new studies, concerns abound over high-fat diets. |
|
Jul 17, 2004 |
2116 |
| Limiting dead zones: how to curb river pollution and save the Gulf of Mexico. |
Cover Story |
Jun 12, 2004 |
2196 |
| Dead waters: massive oxygen-starved zones are developing along the world's coasts. |
|
Jun 5, 2004 |
2235 |
| Folate enrichment pays baby dividends. |
|
May 29, 2004 |
261 |
| Chronic vibrations constrict vessels. |
Brief Article |
May 8, 2004 |
221 |
| Coffee, spices, wine: new dietary ammo against diabetes? |
|
May 1, 2004 |
2334 |
| Inflammatory fat: unraveling the injurious biology of obesity. |
|
Feb 28, 2004 |
1912 |
| Better protection from mad cow disease. |
Brief Article |
Feb 7, 2004 |
262 |
| Danger on deck? Kids may need protection from wood structures in the play yard. |
|
Jan 31, 2004 |
2282 |
| Munching along: warning: aggressive alien termites could be headed your way. |
|
Nov 29, 2003 |
2149 |
| New PCBS? Throughout life, our bodies accumulate flame retardants, and scientists are starting to worry. |
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Oct 25, 2003 |
2499 |
