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India, China, Brazil, Japan, others want voice on Arctic Council
The Arctic is resource rich and key to global climate. But will the Arctic Council add more nations whose borders are not in the Arctic?
January 16, 2012
Jennifer Ackerman on secrets of the common cold
Scientists used to think a cold worked just like a flu, which attacks and kills cells inside the body. But that’s not so, says Ackerman.
January 11, 2012
Sting operation leads to arrests in illegal stem cell scheme
Arrests in a $1.5 million scheme to sell stem cell treatments to terminal patients marks a step in the emergence of the controversial stem cell therapies market.
January 10, 2012
Couch potato pill might help prevent deaths from heat stroke
The "couch potato pill" - said in 2008 to build muscle and increase endurance in mice without exercise - might help prevent deaths due to overheating in those who are susceptible.
January 9, 2012
Daniel Levitin on our musical brain
Music activates neurons in more regions of the brain than almost anything else scientists know of and causes the release of neurochemicals in our brains.
January 4, 2012
Jean Auel on painted caves and writing about stone age life
Jean Auel talked to EarthSky about writing her bestselling novel, The Land of Painted Caves.
January 3, 2012
Rebecca Costa on thinking our way out of extinction
Costa warns that the accelerating complexity of our world problems - global recession, climate change, and pandemics - is outpacing our brain’s ability to solve them.
January 3, 2012
Humble people are more helpful, study shows
Past studies said the decision to help depends on things like time pressure, and the number of bystanders. But self-identified humility trumps these other factors.
January 2, 2012
Turn down the sound on your iPod or risk early hearing loss
One in four teens might be at risk of early hearing loss due to too many hours listening - at too high a volume - to music on their iPods and other MP3 devices.
January 2, 2012
New medicines from the sea
Scientists are finding new medicines via research on sponges and corals. They could make some antibiotic resistant bacteria respond once more to antibiotics.
December 31, 2011
