by Elle Calderone | Aug 28, 2014 | Health
Steak always tastes great with a side of barbecue sauce, steak sauce or hot sauce. But, what about steak with a helping of antibiotics? Adding antibiotics to animal feed has been a debated topic for decades. Even though they help an animal get better, they have...
by Elle Calderone | Aug 27, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The solution to the big issue of nuclear nonproliferation might be smaller than you think, so small it’s virtually invisible and massless. Physicists at Virginia Tech have found a way to use these teeny subatomic particles, called neutrinos, to detect...
by Elle Calderone | Aug 27, 2014 | Science + Technology
Katrina Parrott never anticipated that her daughter’s incessant texting would lead to a new career in app development. “She came home one weekend and asked: ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if I had an emoji that looked like me that I could send to my friends?’” said Parrott, who...
by Elle Calderone | Aug 14, 2014 | Events
WASHINGTON, August 13 (UPI) — A professor of mathematics at Stanford University has become the first woman in history to be awarded the Fields Medal in Mathematics. Maryam Mirzakhani was presented with the award Wednesday for her contributions to geometry and...
by Elle Calderone | Jul 31, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — People may not notice a dollar or two on phone bills that often top $100 or more. But a Senate investigation released Wednesday said deceptive or unauthorized fees come at a big cost to consumers. “Consumers still do not understand that their bills...
