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Cold: how much can we tolerate?
A polar explorer and a student push their bodies to the limit in bitter cold. Their willingness to perform has intriguing scientific ramifications.
May 11, 2010
Green Exchange website shares sustainable technologies
The idea of the Green Exchange is for companies to make their eco-friendly discoveries and inventions available to other companies.
May 10, 2010
Machine vision: Robot eyes used in fishing industry
Machine vision or robot eyes are so fine-tuned that they can find individual damaged fish eggs in several thousand healthy eggs.
May 6, 2010
Can dog hair help clean up the Gulf Coast oil spill?
People who are concerned about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are being encouraged to donate their dog hair to be made into oil-absorbent mats.
May 5, 2010
Therapy dogs: Why people respond to them
Being with your dog makes you feel good. Dr. Barker is trying to find out why. She studies what happens inside our bodies when we interact with therapy dogs.
May 3, 2010
World-class robosnakes from Scandinavia
Their brains of these robots are still no more advanced than that of a one-year-old, but scientists want to bring them up to the level of a teenager. At least.
April 28, 2010
Bone loss therapy for cancer patients, astronauts
Astronauts in space can lose about as much bone in a month as a senior citizen loses in a year on Earth, said Bateman. Read more on bone loss therapy.
April 26, 2010
Homeless and undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Census
How does the 2010 U.S. Census count homeless people and immigrants who might be afraid of being deported? Read the answer here.
April 26, 2010
Measuring the ecological footprint of businesses
Susan Burns, CEO of Global Footprint Network, explains how the 'ecological footprint' can make businesses - and the world - more sustainable.
April 26, 2010
Ecological footprint quiz brings Earth Day guilt
My Earth Day guilt trip through the Ecological Footprint quiz, and out the other side.
April 22, 2010
