Seeking the Facts on Medical Marijuana
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Scientific research into the appropriate uses of medical marijuana has lagged. Dr. Mark Ware would […]
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When Science Is Lost in a Legal Maze
By GEORGE JOHNSON A New Mexico case highlighted how unsubstantiated notions like the health dangers of electromagnetic signals […]
The Waves of the Future May Bend Around Metamaterials
By JOHN MARKOFF Scientists have learned how to construct materials that bend waves of light, sound and seismic […]
Hydrogen Bomb Physicist’s Book Runs Afoul of Energy Department
By WILLIAM J. BROAD Kenneth W. Ford, who helped devise the weapon more than 50 years ago, has […]
With New Nonstick Coating, the Wait, and Waste, Is Over
By KENNETH CHANG LiquiGlide has found a way to make the interiors of some bottles permanently wet and […]
Tiny Internal Tornadoes Bring Drops to Life
By JAMES GORMAN Researchers at a Stanford lab make colored drops of water and propylene glycol chase each […]
With Expansion of Medicaid, Some States Are Identifying More New ...
By SABRINA TAVERNISE A new study suggests that because of the Affordable Care Act, the disease is being […]
Europeans (Carefully) Gaze Upward for Glimpse of the Solar Eclipse
By DAN BILEFSKY and MELISSA EDDY As officials warned of possible power outages and encouraged people to view […]
Winter Sets Global Heat Record Despite US East’s Big Chill
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal records show that this winter and the first two months of 2015 were […]
Rosetta Is Tailing a Warming Comet
By JONATHAN CORUM The Rosetta spacecraft is following Comet 67P/C-G as it swings closer to the sun. Published: […]