Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Ben Harder

USN Current Issue

Ethnic Cleansing and Human Evolution

Why, in Kenya, are the "people of the milk" fighting against people they call "weeds"? more >>

15 Seconds of Radio Fame

I talked with WTOP about artificial light and cancer. more >>

Shedding Light on a Cause of Breast Cancer

The malignancy is more common in well-lit communities than in naturally dark ones. more >>

Electric Fabric: More Ways to Tap Ambient Energy

Could wearing clothes help keep your gizmos charged? more >>

Tapping the Energy in Every Little Action

Knee braces, backpacks, and other wearables can generate electricity from our motions. more >>

Bootlegged Federal Report Spells Trouble for 8 States

Environmental contamination may be linked to high infant mortality, cancer rates. more >>

Forecast for the West: Less Snow, More Floods

Increases in rainfall threaten to inundate reservoirs—and even fuel forest fires. more >>

Loss of Amazon Jungle Prods Brazil to Act

With illegal deforestation mounting, officials say they'll increase their vigilance. more >>

Coffee? Now a Pregnancy No-No, but Other Hazards Look Overblown

Caffeine and miscarriage, once questionably linked, now seem solidly connected. more >>

A Rectum, a Finger, and a Lawsuit in New York

The patient feels violated. Doctors feel it was necessary. A court will decide. more >>

How Hibernating Bears Beat Bone Loss

Their bones grow even when they are lying dormant. more >>

Clockwork in Orange and Black

Monarch butterflies navigate using an internal compass and a mammal-like clock. more >>

Fart Like a Kangaroo (and Save the Climate, Too)

If cows and sheep can, I'm positive we can. more >>

Why the World Is Inordinately Fond of Beetles

A study attributes the insects' diversity to their evolutionary hardiness. more >>

Wearable Bacteria, Fecal Enemas, and Matching Lesbians

The NIH sets out to study the human body's resident bacteria. more >>

On the Environmental Virtues of Cohabitation

Divorcées—and singles—use more resources per person than do couples, roommates, and families. more >>

The Monolith Called Uluru

Ayers Rock, Australia more >>

A Thoughtful Blog About Food

The science column/blog Food for Thought will set your mind in motion. more >>

Three Bloggers Who Have Influenced Me

Three people stand out among the many who've influenced my thinking about science and journalism. more >>

A Roundup of Science and Medical News

ScienceDaily offers a menu of interesting news releases. more >>

An Introduction to Thinking Harder

It will be the public workshop of U.S. News writer and editor Ben Harder. more >>

Medical Trials Ignore this Placebo Effect

The randomized, placebo-controlled trial is considered the gold standard of medical experimentation. But could much of what glitters be fool's gold? more >>

Defibrillators' Weak Link

What to do if there's a failure-prone lead in your chest more >>

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