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Beth Lebwohl
America’s last wild buffalo are in danger, says scientist
A new study suggests that buffalo in Yellowstone National Park could be weakened by a genetic abnormality in the herd.
February 9, 2011
Baby boomers go high tech to age better
Research labs around the country - like MIT's AgeLab - are focused on creating technologies that help seniors stay active, healthy, and independent. Their target? Baby boomers with purchasing power.
February 8, 2011
An undersea slug that’s pink and electric blue
Nudibranchs - better known as sea slugs - are small creatures. But their color is pretty splashy. Read more about the bright pink electric blue undersea slug.
February 8, 2011
BBC video series on chemistry is tip-top
The programs retrace the steps of the alchemists who, in their search for everlasting life, wound up discovering many of the elements in our modern periodic table.
February 4, 2011
Jorge Galan reveals the stealth of Salmonella, and also its Achilles heel
The Yale researcher has made a new discovery that could lead to an antidote for Salmonella poisoning, and even the creation of next-gen antibiotics.
February 3, 2011
About 80% of global fisheries in trouble, says new U.N. report
The U.N. estimates that 53% of global fisheries are "fully exploited", and 32% are either overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion, and need to be urgently rebuilt.
February 1, 2011
Two Egyptian men of science and political unrest
Mohammed Yahia and Ahmed Abdel-Azeem are Egyptian men of science. They might be strongly affected - in ways I can only imagine - by the political unrest there. I dedicate this post to them!
January 31, 2011
Real energy savers with Shahzeen Attari
Attari says that what we think are energy savers, and what actually does save the most energy are ot the same. Find out what actually saves energy here.
January 30, 2011
Want to build a better biofuel? Talk to the cow
Learning from cows, which are good at digesting plant material until it turns into sugar, may be helpful in building better biofuels.
January 28, 2011
Size matters, if you’re a tortoise
For the first time, a team of scientists has shown that islands like the Galapagos strongly favor the evolution of giants - giant tortoises, that is.
January 27, 2011
