New York Times: Taking aim at business interests that have lobbied against an energy and…
Month: October 2009
Energy’s hidden costs
Living on Earth: YOUNG: The radiation health effects study is one attempt to uncover a…
Betting the farm
Mother Jones: You’ve heard the rumors that the Pentagon engineered 9/11. You know about the…
Danish PM says climate talks painfully slow
Reuters: Denmark urged world leaders on Saturday to “lock in” a commitment to implement climate…
Green Subsidies Aren’t Working
Newsweek: Climate change is the greatest new public-spending project in decades. Each year as much…
Cocaine Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys
Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and…
Salmon Migration Mystery Explored On Idaho’s Clearwater River
Temperature differences and slow-moving water at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in…
Immune System Quirk Could Lead To Effective Tularemia Vaccine
Immunologists have found a unique quirk in the way the immune system fends off bacteria…
Mechanism For Neuron Self-preservation Discovered
Scientists found that a lipid kinase directs a voltage-gated calcium channel’s degradation to save neurons…
General Anesthetics Lead To Learning Disabilities In Animal Models
Blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption…