Dispatch: Calling Katrina
Jonah Lehrer discusses new research into hurricanes that may help explain Katrina’s devastating impact.
Jonah Lehrer
December 2006
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Dispatch: Calling Katrina Jonah Lehrer discusses new research into hurricanes
Posted by sciencewatch on 26 Dec 2006 6:44 am. Filed under General Science News.
RNAi A wayward petunia leads to the discovery of modest
Posted by sciencewatch on 25 Dec 2006 6:34 pm. Filed under General Science News.
RNAi
A wayward petunia leads to the discovery of modest little molecules with enormous medical promise.
NOVA scienceNOW
Twin Prime Conjecture New insight into a 2,300-year-old mystery surrounding
Posted by sciencewatch on 25 Dec 2006 6:32 am. Filed under General Science News.
Twin Prime Conjecture
New insight into a 2,300-year-old mystery surrounding prime numbers inspires a song.
NOVA scienceNOW
Blog: Peer Review Is Sooooo Old School You know what
Posted by sciencewatch on 24 Dec 2006 6:36 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Blog: Peer Review Is Sooooo Old School
You know what us embargo watchers in the science press got for Christmas/Hanukkah this year? Was it a possible cure for cancer that could spin us into a tizzy of first-day news stories, follow-up reports, caveats, 30-year projections, and…
Nikhil Swaminathan
Stem Cells Update A new technique for creating stem cells
Posted by sciencewatch on 24 Dec 2006 6:27 am. Filed under General Science News.
Stem Cells Update
A new technique for creating stem cells may ease ethical concerns.
NOVA scienceNOW
Robotic seal wins top award A therapeutic robotic seal wins
Posted by sciencewatch on 23 Dec 2006 6:29 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Robotic seal wins top award
A therapeutic robotic seal wins one of the top prizes at the Japanese government sponsored Robot Awards 2006.
Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the
Posted by sciencewatch on 23 Dec 2006 6:37 am. Filed under General Science News.
Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law, P. Woit, and The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next, L. Smolin
Review of “Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law” and “The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next”
Women in physics: Why and why not?
Posted by sciencewatch on 22 Dec 2006 6:36 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Dispatch: Is There a Skin Cancer Epidemic? Jonah Lehrer and
Posted by sciencewatch on 22 Dec 2006 6:30 am. Filed under General Science News.
Dispatch: Is There a Skin Cancer Epidemic?
Jonah Lehrer and Robert Krulwich discuss yoga studios, finches, and whether or not cases of melanoma are on the rise.
Robert Krulwich & Jonah Lehrer
Bio Snapshot | Oil Spill on the Lebanese Coast Oil
Posted by sciencewatch on 21 Dec 2006 6:45 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Bio Snapshot | Oil Spill on the Lebanese Coast
Oil Spill on the Lebanese Coast
Mediterranean Sea
The conflict in Lebanon has caused an oil spill feared to be the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history.
On July 13 and 15, bombs hit storage tanks at an oil-fueled power plant. Between 10,000 and 15,000 tons of oil leaked from the tanks and is drifting in the Mediterranean Sea. Satellites have helped monitor the spill, but due to the instability of the area, site visits and initial cleanup began only recently.
Scientists are concerned about the hazards the oil poses to biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. It may coat bluefin tuna eggs floating in the water, and block young green sea turtles from swimming out to sea after hatching.
Image Credits
Middle East, August 2004 (Blue Marble Next Generation: satellite: NASA Terra, sensor: MODIS)
Lebanon, July 16, 2006 (Satellite: NASA Terra, sensor: MODIS)
Lebanon/Syria (satellite: NASA Landsat 7, sensor: ETM+)
Oil slick data July 21/Aug 3, 2006 (Satellite: ENVISAT, sensor: ASAR, map: ©DLR 2006)
Oil fire and spill (AP)
Bluefin tuna (Tuna Research & Conservation Center, Stanford University)
Green sea turtle (U. Keuper-Benett/P. Bennett, www.turtles.org)
Related Science Bulletins
Massive Oil Spills Stain Louisiana (September 26, 2005)
Alaskan Oil Spill Cleanup Continues (January 17, 2005)