Report: Climate science panel needs change at top
By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-08-30T21:37:46ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.... hosted.ap.org |
The Public’s Quiet Savior From Harmful Medicines
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, 96, will be celebrated this week for serving as midwife to modern pharmaceutical regulation in the United States. feeds.nytimes.com |
Zeal for Dream Drove Scientist in Secrets Case
P. Leonardo Mascheroni believed he could achieve nuclear fusion, if only people would listen. feeds.nytimes.com |
Child Abuse Investigations Didn’t Reduce Risk, a Study Finds
A study tracking 595 children nationwide, all at similar high risk for maltreatment, was unable to find differences between those whose families were investigated and those who were not. feeds.nytimes.com |
Ancient mummies unearthed in Peru
Archaeologists have unearthed four mummies that could be as old as 1,600 years at ruins in Peru's capital that apparently hold a crypt of a prominent person for the ancient Wari people. abc.net.au |