If Walls Could Talk: What Lead Is Doing To Our Students
A new study says Massachusetts' aggressive effort to lower lead exposure has also improved student performance.
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Fun With Physics: Finding The Speed Of Light With Peeps
When your Peeps have gone stale, it's time to donate their marshmallow bodies to science — specifically, for measuring the speed of light.
A Day's A Day The World Around — But Shorter On Saturn
Researchers have finally determined the length of a day on the ringed planet (gas shrouds any landmarks, so it was tough). Precision matters: A faster spin influences the speed of surface winds.
Australia To Stop Payments To Families Who Refuse Child Vaccinations
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that starting in 2016, welfare payments and child care rebates will be cut off to families that take a "conscientious objector" exemption to avoid immunizations.
Stephen Hawking Covers Monty Python's 'Galaxy Song'
The renowned physicist is featured in a soon-to-be-released video of the classic song from the 1983 film The Meaning of Life.
Better Than 'Survivor': Wild Drama Hooks Viewers On Nest Web Cams
Forget Big Brother and Real Housewives. Local governments and nonprofits are starting to capitalize on our unquenchable thirst for reality programming — in the form of bird nest cams.
Clam Cancer Spreads Along Eastern Seaboard
Renegade cells floating through seawater apparently cause the cancer, scientists say. Though people can't catch it, the malignancy might offer clues to how cancer cells spread in the human body.
The Hidden Cost Of Mammograms: More Testing And Overtreatment
Each year the U.S. spends billions of dollars on unnecessary tests and treatments that result from inaccurate mammograms, some scientists say. They're calling for more selective screening.
Results Of Many Clinical Trials Not Being Reported
Federal law requires publicly funded medical researchers to promptly report the results of many experimental treatments. But few are doing so, a review shows, and patients may be hurt.
Is It Time To Resurrect The Brontosaurus?
More than a century ago, the Brontosaurus was deemed too similar to the dinosaur Apatosaurus. Recent research finds there is enough difference between the two creatures after all.