Science & the Public

Humans

Arctic warming chills interest in fishing

Featured blog: An October 7 accord could put U.S. Arctic waters off-limits to fishing.

Health & Medicine

Smokers May Benefit from Red Wine

Smokers: Red wine may be the prescription for you.

Chemistry

Trapping Compact Fluorescents’ Toxic Gas

New nanomaterials may offer a solution to mopping up a toxic pollutant associated with fluorescent lighting.

Chemistry

Oops! A Fluorescent Light Breaks

Toxic mercury will be released whenever a fluorescent lamp breaks.

Chemistry

Fluorescent bulbs offer mercury advantage

Featured blog: Switching to light bulbs that contain mercury might, surprisingly, reduce overall mercury releases to the environment. Plus, what to do when you break your fluorescent bulb.

Health & Medicine

On Following the Money

Judge medical writers on issues that matter most in a given story, not just on what's easiest to quantify.

Health & Medicine

You Choose: Vioxx vs Rofecoxib

Physicians weigh in on how reporters refer to certain medications.

Humans

Second-Tier Presidential Debates

Here are thematic debates, minus the candidates, that you can take in via your computer.

Health & Medicine

Moms: One Solution to Tainted Milk

Tainted infant formulas point to a problem in the way society values moms.

Health & Medicine

Investing in Health: Ouch!

Investments in health, one of the largest segments of the U.S. economy, have been stagnating — and could be poised to actually take a big hit.

Chemistry

Obama’s brain trust

Featured blog: Sixty-one Nobel laureates sign a letter explaining why they support Barack Obama's run for the presidency.

Health & Medicine

The Foreign Drug Trade

Chances are you haven't a clue where your medicines come from.