Scientists study Arctic haze for clues to rapid melting FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies above the Arctic Circle work like a giant lint trap during late winter and early spring, catching all sorts of pollutants swirling around the globe. More ....... Robotic vigilante: Homemade 'Bum Bot' patrols in Atlanta ATLANTA (AP) -- Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark. More ....... Scientists discover a mechanism that can send cells on the road to cancer Using a common virus as a tool for investigating abnormal cell proliferation, a team led by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has succeeded in clarifying an intricate series of biochemical steps that shed light on a way that cancer can begin. More ....... Increasing Levels Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Cause A Rise In Ocean Plankton Calcification Increased carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is causing microscopic ocean plants to produce greater amounts of calcium carbonate (chalk) - with potentially wide ranging implications for predicting the cycling of carbon in the oceans and climate modelling. More ....... Autopsy, a new era WHEN a relative discovered Sharon Waldorf's 64-year-old mother dead in her Paramount home, Waldorf asked her mom's physician about an autopsy. "The doctor didn't want us to do it," she recalls. More ....... |
