The SciencesAugust 1, 2008
News Bytes of the Week: Large Hadron Collider gets its own rap song
Hot and spicy salmonella; Promising Alzheimer's drug; EPA studies nanotech safety; White Knight Two debuts; and more...
Stories by JR Minkel
JR Minkel was a news reporter for Scientific American.
Space & PhysicsAugust 1, 2008
Phoenix Gas Analyzer Confirms Water on Mars
Mission extended five weeks until late September
The SciencesAugust 1, 2008
Thousands treated to total solar eclipse this morning
Space & PhysicsAugust 1, 2008
New Simulation Shows How Seeds of First Stars Formed
Formation of protostars from hydrogen gas ended cosmic dark ages
EnvironmentAugust 1, 2008
News Scan Briefs: Iron-Tough Paper; DEET-free Repellent; Artificial Corneas
Biology -- Repellents -- Materials -- Neuropsychology
EvolutionJuly 30, 2008
Ancient Greek Eclipse Calculator Marked Olympics
Antikythera mechanism linked to Archimedes' home of Syracuse
Space & PhysicsJuly 29, 2008
NASA turns 50 today
TechnologyJuly 29, 2008
Lensless On-Chip Microscope Inspired by "Floaters" in the Eye
In pursuit of an iPhone-size tool to monitor cancer and diagnose malaria
Space & PhysicsJuly 28, 2008
Watch Friday's Solar Eclipse from the Comfort of Home
Web casts to pipe moon's shadow onto your computer screen
HealthJuly 25, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Cell phones: The new cigarettes?
Peppers fingered as salmonella culprits; Does soy lower sperm count?; Robot surveillance dragonfly takes flight; and more …
EnvironmentJuly 25, 2008
Could Wildfires Save the Arctic?
Space & PhysicsJuly 24, 2008
Supernova Caught Red-Handed Seen as Missing Link
Was the first supernova caught in mid-explosion a failed gamma-ray burst?
HealthJuly 24, 2008
Could IMF Loans Be Causing TB Deaths?
Why loans to post-Soviet countries might have health consequences here
The SciencesJuly 21, 2008
Bubble Fusion Researcher Charged with Misconduct
Second inquiry into Purdue's Rusi Taleyarkhan finds evidence of wrongdoing
Space & PhysicsJuly 21, 2008
Meet Makemake, the fourth dwarf planet
HealthJuly 18, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Tomatoes get thumbs-up; but peppers still hot
NASA visitors boldly go; Italian cyclist booted for doping; Tattoos tattle on problem prisoners; Solar-powered racing cars; Grunting fish; and more...
Space & PhysicsJuly 18, 2008
A constellation of problems for shuttle's replacement
The SciencesJuly 18, 2008
Grunting, humming fish joins ancient chorus
The SciencesJuly 18, 2008
Shield of Invisibility Makes Lumpy Surface Smooth
A proposed two-dimensional cloak disguises itself, but there's a catch
Space & PhysicsJuly 16, 2008
Hit by a flying saucer? Here's your medical billing code
Space & PhysicsJuly 16, 2008
Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast
Distant quasars shine light on ancient magnetic fields
HealthJuly 14, 2008
Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long
Q&A with movement researcher E. Paul Zehr
TechnologyJuly 11, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Second coming: The new iPhone is here
Killer hot peppers; Straightening kids' spines; Netting mosquitoes; Retiring the shuttle; and more...
Space & PhysicsJuly 11, 2008
Space shuttle: 10 flights to go before retirement