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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Presidential Inauguration Of Barack Obama
4-D Imaging To Help Inauguration Tourists
January 17, 2009 More than a million people are expected to converge on the National Mall this Tuesday. That spells trouble for the D.C. Department of Transportation, which on a normal day contends with nightmarish traffic. The city is turning to a four-dimensional map, which shows real-time traffic and weather conditions in a virtual model of the city.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Darwin: The "Reluctant Revolutionary"
Galapagos Surprise Again With Pink Iguana
January 10, 2009 The Galapagos Islands have been famous for their wildlife ever since Charles Darwin hatched his theories on evolution by studying Galapagos finches. Twenty years after spotting the strange lizard, scientists have discovered its secret.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Yellowstone Shaken By Swarm Of Earthquakes
January 3, 2009 The volcanic system that powers the geysers, mud pots and steam vents at Yellowstone National Park has shaken the ground more than 400 times in the past eight days. The quakes have scientists scratching their heads and sleep-deprived park rangers hoping for relief.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Why Clothes Shrink
December 27, 2008 Your mother spent weeks knitting that new Christmas sweater, only for you to throw it into the wash and ruin it. What is it that turns your new duds into shrunken chic?
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Parkinson's Patients Find Grace In Dance
December 13, 2008 "People come in barely shuffling along, and the class sort of frees people," says dancer Mark Morris. "It's not a miracle and I don't know the science. I know that music, rhythm, repetition, encouragement makes everybody dance."
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Playing With Your Food — Scientifically
December 6, 2008 How about an electrified birthday cake or a steaming martini? A new book shows you how to turn your food into edible science experiments. Your kitchen is like a home laboratory, says one author, why not have fun with it?
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Turning Beer Into Wine, One Gene At A Time
November 8, 2008 A group of Rice University students is taking a chemical found in red wine and genetically engineering it into beer. They hope their new Biobeer will bring the health benefits of wine to a broader range of people.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Why Do Animals' Eyes Glow In The Dark?
November 1, 2008 Eyes gleaming out of the pitch-dark night make for many a scary tale. But what's behind that pair of glowing eyes, and why don't humans' shine?
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Sticky Tape Gives Off X-Rays
October 25, 2008 "There are a lot of S-rays," says Juan Escobar, PhD candidate in physics at UCLA. "There are enough that you can actually take a picture of your finger — an X-ray picture of your finger. It's very exciting. It's actually a little bit scary."
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Videos Released Of Deepest Fish Ever Filmed
October 11, 2008 Scientists from Japan and Britain have released the first photos and videos of the liparid, or snail fish, the deepest-living fish ever filmed. Groups were found nearly five miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
