by Zak Koeske | Dec 3, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — NASA’s announcement that it would hold a press conference Thursday to discuss a finding that would “impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life,” whipped alien true believers into an Internet frenzy, rife with speculation that new life forms...
by Lauren Timm | Dec 2, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The empty casket at the World AIDS Day event represents the 1.8 million people worldwide who died from AIDS this past year. Lauren...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 24, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. There’s more to the Movember campaign than facial hair. Doctors say the real issue is teaching men the dangers of prostate cancer, and how they can be taking steps to protect themselves. Lauren Timm/MEDILL Wondering...
by Kelly C. Doherty | Nov 23, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The proposed warning labels will cover 50 percent of the front and back of cigarette packages. (Kelly...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 22, 2010 | Science + Technology
Lauren Timm/MEDILLThe Center for Health, Environment & Justice tested 60 toys for toxic chemicals as part of its “Toxic Toys ‘R’ Us” study. WASHINGTON — As Black Friday approaches and holiday shopping reaches full swing, parents are...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 17, 2010 | Politics, Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg led a lobby day on Capitol Hill for a bill that would provide treatment for 9/11 first responders’ lingering illnesses from Ground Zero. If passed, the $7.4 billion 9/11 Health and...
