Scientific American

Tuesday th 8th of July 2008

Minor Quakes Rattle Japan and Peru [News] - 17:21

Pot Boiler: A New, Faster Way to Heat Water [News] - 13:56

World Wide Wellness: Online Database Keeps Tabs on Emerging Health Threats [News] - 13:56

Monday th 7th of July 2008

Alden March Bioethics Institute Picks up the Pieces After Glenn McGee's Ouster [News] - 17:42

Fermilab Saved from Chopping Block for Now [News] - 15:07

Thursday th 3rd of July 2008

Coal War: Georgia Court Halts Construction of New Coal-Fired Plant [News] - 15:28

Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans [News] - 14:42

News Bytes of the Week--Making Beautiful Music: Why the Stradivarius Violin is Worth Millions [News] - 14:21

Mercury Flyby Reveals Active (but Shrinking) Core [News] - 13:14

Unwelcome Immigrants: Can the U.S. Thwart Asian Moths? [News] - 12:07

Does Herpes Cause Brain Cancer? [News] - 09:28

Who Will Die?: Computer Predicts Which Death Row Inmates Will Be Executed [News] - 06:28

Wednesday th 2nd of July 2008

Can Bovine Growth Hormone Help Slow Global Warming? [News] - 17:42

Voyager 2 Finds Lopsided Solar System [News] - 14:21

Winning the Tour de France Takes Grit, Strength--And Cutting-Edge Technology [News] - 12:28

As LHC Draws Nigh, Nobelists Outline Dreams--And Nightmares [News] - 10:14

Tuesday th 1st of July 2008

Long Trip: Magic Mushrooms' Transcendent Effect Lingers [News] - 14:42

Monday th 30th of June 2008

Alzheimer's Drug May Prevent Brain Damage in Preemies [News] - 16:07

Satellites Pinpoint Earth's Auroral Radio Chatter [News] - 14:35

Wildfires Spread in California [News] - 13:07

Friday th 27th of June 2008

Prince William Sound and Fury: Oil Giant Dodges Punitive Damages for Valdez Spill [News] - 19:07

Fermilab Bailed Out by Congress [News] - 18:21

News Bytes of the Week--On the Other Hand: The Scent of a Lemur [News] - 16:28

Thursday th 26th of June 2008

Our Brains on Marketing: Scans Show Why We Like New Things [News] - 19:07

Pay Dirt: Martian Soil Fit for Earthly Life [News] - 19:07

Solar Sell: Companies that Mass Marketed PCs Turn to Photovoltaics [News] - 17:35

Climbing Trees: Plants Move Uphill as World Warms [News] - 16:28

Fishing Poll: Taking a Census of Ocean Species [Slide Show] [News] - 13:28

Bill Gates Cleans Out His Desk After 30 Years of Innovation [News] - 08:35

Wednesday th 25th of June 2008

Existing Drug Reverses a Form of Mental Retardation in Mice [News] - 18:21

Giant Asteroid Flattened Half of Mars, Studies Suggest [News] - 15:21

Tuesday th 24th of June 2008

General Anesthesia: Sleep During Surgery, Wake up in Pain [News] - 15:42

Palm-Reading Devices Get Smart about Security [News] - 08:56

Monday th 23rd of June 2008

Homer's Odyssey Said to Document 3,200-Year-Old Eclipse [News] - 18:21

Ice Core Reveals How Quickly Climate Can Change [News] - 05:21

Friday th 20th of June 2008

Disappearing Bright Specks Show Mars Has Ice, NASA Says [News] - 19:14

News Bytes of the Week--Przewalski's Prize: Vets Reverse Vasectomy on Endangered Horse [News] - 17:21

Mysterious Brain Cells Linked to Blood Flow [News] - 13:35

Thursday th 19th of June 2008

When the Levee Breaks: Is the Culprit Rain--Or Overdevelopment? [News] - 20:42

Hunting for a Mammoth in the Yukon [Slide Show] [News] - 18:28

New E-Waste Standards: Junking Electronic Gadgets without Trashing the Planet [News] - 18:28

Inside the Solar Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills--Ever [News] - 04:07

Wednesday th 18th of June 2008

Patient, Heal Thyself: Body's Own Immune Cells Whack Late-Stage Tumor [News] - 19:28

Massive Floods Strike U.S. Midwest--Again [News] - 10:07

Tuesday th 17th of June 2008

Can Lifestyle Changes Bring Out the Best in Genes? [News] - 19:42

One in Three Stars May Have "Super"-Earths [News] - 17:49

Software's Dirty Little Secret [News] - 15:14

An Unethical Ethicist? [News] - 09:35

Monday th 16th of June 2008

Phoenix Probes Martian Soil--No Ice Yet but Lots of Resolution [News] - 19:42

Study Says Brains of Gay Men and Women Are Similar [News] - 18:56