The kit for racing across Antarctica
A team of explorers and scientists will be soon setting out for Antarctica for what they hope will be the fastest land crossing of the continent ever. bbc.co.uk |
Regulators Impose Tight Restrictions on Diabetes Drug
Avandia will no longer be widely available in the United States or Europe, regulators announced on Thursday, citing the drug’s substantial heart risks. feeds.nytimes.com |
Basics: STEM Education Has Little to Do With Flowers
The letters stand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, but it has some branding issues. And is it even a brand worth saving? feeds.nytimes.com |
Cases: The Night My Liver Started Running My Life
Until my liver tried to kill me, it had done its work uncomplainingly and unnoticed, securely out of mind. feeds.nytimes.com |
Ancient legends once walked among early humans?
At least one scholar has an intriguing answer: "The discovery of material evidence of a distinct hominin (human) lineage in Central Asia as recently as 30,000 years ago does not come as a surprise to those who have looked at the historical and anecdotal evidence of 'wild people' inhabiting the region," wrote folklore scholar Michael Heaney of the United Kingdom's Bodleian Library Oxford, in a letter to The Times of London. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |