Ben Harder

Cialis Side Effect: Erection Drug Overdose Linked to Stroke

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - April 8, 2008

Can you OD on an ED drug? Yes, say the doctors of a man who took two pills at once. more >>

How STRADIVARIUS Will Play on Doctors' Minds

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - April 2, 2008

Medical trials with catchy acronyms get excess attention. One drug maker may not benefit. more >>

Earth Seizes the Spotlight Saturday Night

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 28, 2008

The one-hour dimming of dozens of cities is a protest against wasted energy and light. more >>

What Viagra's Birthday Means to Men's Health

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 27, 2008

Erectile dysfunction can be a sign that a man's life is at risk. more >>

Endangered: Should More Species Get the Label?

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 25, 2008

Two Bush administrations, two widely different takes on species said to be in trouble. more >>

Close Encounters of an Unfamiliar Kind

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 18, 2008

I think I've got poor face recognition. How common is this condition called prosopagnosia? more >>

Light Pollution: Night Skies, Dark No More

By Ben Harder - Science - March 14, 2008

The ecological dangers and health effects of a bright night are becoming more apparent. more >>

Light Pollution: Burning Earth at Both Ends

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 14, 2008

The dangers of a bright night are becoming more apparent. more >>

My Dinner With Geniuses

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 12, 2008

The future of American science may depend on the high school students who competed in the Intel STS. more >>

Ethnic Cleansing and Human Evolution

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - March 7, 2008

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

15 Seconds of Radio Fame

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 25, 2008

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

Shedding Light on a Cause of Breast Cancer

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 21, 2008

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

Electric Fabric: More Ways to Tap Ambient Energy

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 14, 2008

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

Tapping the Energy in Every Little Action

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 8, 2008

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

Bootlegged Federal Report Spells Trouble for 8 States

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 7, 2008

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

Forecast for the West: Less Snow, More Floods

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - February 1, 2008

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

Loss of Amazon Jungle Prods Brazil to Act

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - January 25, 2008

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

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

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - January 22, 2008

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

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

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - January 16, 2008

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

How Hibernating Bears Beat Bone Loss

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - January 10, 2008

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

Clockwork in Orange and Black

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - January 8, 2008

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

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

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - January 4, 2008

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

Why the World Is Inordinately Fond of Beetles

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - December 20, 2007

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

Wearable Bacteria, Fecal Enemas, and Matching Lesbians

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - December 19, 2007

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

On the Environmental Virtues of Cohabitation

By Ben Harder - Thinking Harder - December 5, 2007

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