The latest medical research indicates that seventy percent of rescue and recovery workers at Ground Zero suffer serious respiratory illnesses as a result of their exposure to toxic air at the site. The researchers say many will suffer for the rest of thei
Vaccines and Autism
Land Sales for Rural Towns
Toxic Car Interiors
Emerging Science Note/Asian Big Foot
Emerging Science Note/Sex in the Jungle
Plants compete so intensely for pollination that researchers find in certain hotspots such as tropical rainforests, some species are dying.
Setting Standards for Organic Seafood
Organics and health food are a growing business in the United States. With recent news that farmed-raised salmon has up to ten times the levels of toxins compared to wild salmon, consumers are increasingly concerned about the fish they buy. The government
Coastal Communities Fight LNG Facility Plans
Demand for natural gas is growing at a rapid pace. The fuel is plentiful and less polluting than oil, and it emits less carbon dioxide than coal. The United States imports much of its natural gas from all over the world and ships it in large tankers to fo
Setting Standards for Organic Seafood
Organics and health food are a growing business in the United States. With recent news that farmed-raised salmon has up to ten times the levels of toxins compared to wild salmon, consumers are increasingly concerned about the fish they buy. The government
Reach Out and Cyber-touch
Computer scientists are studying how the sense of touch can be achieved in the virtual world. Recently, scientists at MIT actually achieved the first trans-atlantic touch ? through computers. Rachel Gotbaum reports from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
