HealthJuly 7, 2009
Government-funded researchers can now study hundreds of embryonic stem cell lines
Stories by Brendan Borrell
Brendan Borrell is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He writes for Bloomberg Businessweek, Nature, Outside, Scientific American, and many other publications, and is the co-author (with ecologist Manuel Molles) of the textbook Environment: Science, Issues, Solutions. He traveled to Brazil with the support of the Mongabay Special Reporting Initiative. Follow him on Twitter @bborrell.
HealthJuly 3, 2009
For your health, steer clear of the hospital on July Fourth weekend
TechnologyJuly 2, 2009
Tennessee physicist sentenced to 4 years for sharing drone plans with foreign students
EnvironmentJuly 2, 2009
Perennial problems loom large for threatened species
EnvironmentJuly 1, 2009
Bald eagles succumb to poison in rat eradication on Alaskan island
EnvironmentJuly 1, 2009
Indonesia gets debt relief for preserving Sumatran forests
EngineeringJuly 1, 2009
Band of Bots Don't Play Musical Instruments--They Are the Instruments
Michael Hearst of the band One Ring Zero records his next solo album with a little help from the LemurBots
EvolutionJune 29, 2009
Convicted dino hunter sentenced, avoids prison
June 29, 2009
Rebel Republicans break rank to back House climate bill
HealthJune 26, 2009
Michael Jackson and cardiac arrest
HealthJune 26, 2009
A Family Tree, a Rare Cancer, and a Hunt for its Cause
A team of scientists identifies a genetic clue to a rare and aggressive lung cancer in children
EnvironmentJune 25, 2009
Biofuel Showdown: Should Domestic Ethanol Producers Pay for Deforestation Abroad?
The biofuel lobby will win big by delaying rules on "indirect land-use change" for six years, but the National Academy of Sciences may now study the issue
June 25, 2009
NASA climate researcher Hansen arrested at coal-mining protest
June 23, 2009
Europe nixes controversial Turkish dam once again
EnvironmentJune 22, 2009
Tropical storm Andres heading toward Baja
EvolutionJune 22, 2009
Second suicide in Indian artifact theft case
June 19, 2009
Nuclear power could cost trillions over renewables
The SciencesJune 18, 2009
Subsidized Fertilizer: The Answer to Africa's Food Crisis?
Heavy use of fertilizers causes environmental problems in the U.S. and China, but a global team of scientists is prescribing more use of fertilizers for sub-Saharan Africa
June 18, 2009
Carbon counter unveiled in New York City
HealthJune 17, 2009
Virus hits Genzyme plant, halting production of orphan drugs
EvolutionJune 16, 2009
FBI Sting Catches Alleged Archaeological Thieves in Southwest
One arrestee tells his tale: "I'm guilty of arrowhead collecting"
EnvironmentJune 16, 2009
Government report says snowmobiling, maple syrup, and lobster fishing are being hurt by climate change
The SciencesJune 15, 2009
Penis-shaped mushroom named after frog expert
June 12, 2009
An open-source hydrogen car with a Porsche pedigree