Science & the Public
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Arctic warming chills interest in fishing
Featured blog: An October 7 accord could put U.S. Arctic waters off-limits to fishing.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
Smokers May Benefit from Red Wine
Smokers: Red wine may be the prescription for you.
By Janet Raloff - Chemistry
Trapping Compact Fluorescents’ Toxic Gas
New nanomaterials may offer a solution to mopping up a toxic pollutant associated with fluorescent lighting.
By Janet Raloff - Chemistry
Oops! A Fluorescent Light Breaks
Toxic mercury will be released whenever a fluorescent lamp breaks.
By Janet Raloff - 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.
By Janet Raloff - 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.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
You Choose: Vioxx vs Rofecoxib
Physicians weigh in on how reporters refer to certain medications.
By Janet Raloff - Humans
Second-Tier Presidential Debates
Here are thematic debates, minus the candidates, that you can take in via your computer.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
Moms: One Solution to Tainted Milk
Tainted infant formulas point to a problem in the way society values moms.
By Janet Raloff - 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.
By Janet Raloff - 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.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
The Foreign Drug Trade
Chances are you haven't a clue where your medicines come from.
By Janet Raloff