In the News
Strong Winds Trigger Increases In Ozone Destroying Gases In Upper Stra
A surprising new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates winds circling high above the far Northern Hemisphere have a much greater impact on upper stratospheric ozone levels than scientists had thought. California Climate Change Center, University of California at Berkeley
This site features a collection of reports "analyzing the expected impacts of climate change on California,"including the August 2006 report, "Economic Growth and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in California."Includes a "briefing on the state of climate change policy at different levels of governance"with links to related sites in California, other states, for the U.S., and for the globe. From the University of California, Berkeley. History Explorer: A Timeline of Stories From Our Exhibits, Collections
This interactive timeline from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History allows users to browse events by historical era or trace historical developments by themes such as "Art and Culture,""Politics and Reform,""Home, Family, and Community,"and "Science, Medicine, and Technology."Images of objects from the museum's online collections and links to online exhibits entice the user to learn more about the shaping of America. Inventions of Note: Sheet Music Collection
"This sheet music collection consistsof popular songs and piano compositions that portray technologies (old and new alike) as revealed through song texts and/or cover art."Technologies include automobile, airplane, radio, and telephone, and most items date from 1890-1920. A small number of entries include sound files (such as "Kissing Papa through the Telephone"). Browsable by title. From the Lewis Music Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ancient Egypt: Science &Technology
Explore "mummies, elaborate afterlife preparations, buried tombs that require painstaking excavation, mysterious hieroglyphs and wall paintings"at this site. You can also interact with a 3-D mummy and view a mummy CAT scan, plan your afterlife, and send a buried message. From the Museum of Science, Boston. Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds
A new study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps is an endocrine disruptor that can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory -- and does so by a previously unreported mechanism. Called endocrine disruptors, or endocrine disrupting substances (EDS), such chemicals have been linked in animal studies to a variety of problems, including cancer, reproductive failure and developmental anomalies. Broccoli Sprouts, Cabbage, Ginkgo Biloba And Garlic: A Grocery List Fo
In the high-tech 21st century, the most rudimentary natural products continue to reveal exciting anti-cancer properties to scientists, offering people relatively simple ways to help protect themselves from the disease. Detroit Pitcher Is No Guitar Hero
Tigers trainers say Joel Zumaya's wrist and arm inflammation, which sidelined him during the playoffs, resulted from playing the popular PlayStation 2 game. In Game|Life. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Increased Risk For
Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association, according to studies in the July 18 issue of JAMA.
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
