Stories by Glenn Zorpette

Getting narked for science

Are monk parakeets pests? Ornithologists aren't sure

German high-tech sales to Iran provoke concerns in the U.S.

We drive GM's new electric vehicle

An inexpensive new test instantly
spots harmful E. coli

A nonmilitary tilt-rotor is conceived, but will it fly?

Russia continues to pump nuclear waste into the ground, despite U.S. aid

Can a new scientific computer revive a moribund industry?

A technology used to develop nuclear weapons may lead to an effective cancer treatment

Apparent benefits of the zebra mussel plague are anything but

With fewer experts and facilities, the DOE is trying new ways of preventing nuclear accidents

Galileo probe finds elemental mysteries on Jupiter

The U.S. is spending billions to clean up its nuclear weapons complexes. At one of the most contaminated sites, no one knows how much the project will cost, how long it will take or how much good it will do

There's a new way to stave off cavities

Energy officials resume plans for reprocessing plutonium

Engineers are trying to teach an old reactor new tricks