What Did Rachel Carson Hear? The Mystery Of The ‘Fairy Bell Ringer’
This is the season of night noises, chirps, buzzes, little cries. The air is telling you, “Things are going on …
New Maps Aim To Raise Awareness Of Storm Surge Danger
Hurricane season begins Saturday, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are forecasting an active season, with perhaps 7 …
Gizmo Uses Lung Cells To Sniff Out Health Hazards In Urban Air
Cities like Houston are dotted with air-sniffing monitors that measure levels of benzene and other potentially unhealthy air pollutants. But …
Big-Mouthed Toucans Key To Forest Evolution
Brazil is a paradise for birds; the country has more than 1,700 species. Among them is the colorful toucan, a …
Headed To Mars? Watch Out For Cosmic Rays
There was great fanfare when the Mars Science Laboratory launched in November 2011, and again when its precious cargo — …
Baton Rouge’s Corroded, Overpolluting Neighbor: Exxon Mobil
If you stand in front of Almena and Sidney Poray’s house in Baton Rouge, La., and look straight down the …
Smelted In Space? Ancient Iron Beads Linked To Meteorite
Since it was found in 1911, an Egyptian iron bead has sparked wonder and debate over how it was produced …
New Discovery Knocks ‘Oldest Bird’ Off Its Perch
Move over Archaeopteryx, an older bird just landed on the evolutionary tree. Scientists writing in Nature magazine, say a feathered, …
Not Winging It, But Ringing It
Humans do it with smoke. Dolphins do it with air. With a little snort, dolphins can produce a nearly perfect …
A spike in lawsuits over a surgical robot
The da Vinci robot is used at some large Oklahoma hospitals
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