Stimulus Funds Pay for College Research, Rather than Job Creation
Subsidies for spiders
Research
The Latest Misguided Attack on Sugary Drinks
Wheat, soy, dairy, and seafood make some people sick. Should we tax or ban those foods as a result?
Japanese Scientists Believe They've Created Element 113
May have synthesized missing atom from periodic table
New Species of Monkey Discovered
Though apparently the locals knew it was there all along
Study: Overweight Teens Actually Consume Fewer Calories
Physical activity may be more important than diet during teen years
Is Organic Food a Waste of Money?
A new study challenges the conventional wisdom on organic food.
Feds Investigate Brain Cancer Patient Deaths in California
Three died after undergoing experimental treatments
Parts of DNA Labelled "Junk" May Be Important Switches
Can control genetic activity and may provide insight about disease transmission such as diabetes
Antisocial Science: Some Liberal Academics Don't Want Conservatives in Their Herds
A third would choose hiring a liberal candidate over a conservative, given equal qualifications.
Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
Do Organic Consumers Shop Exclusively at the Jerk Store?
A new study examines the connection between organic food marketing and anti-social behavior.
Can Most Cancer Research Be Trusted?
Addressing the problem of "academic risk" in biomedical research
Among the Biotech Conventioneers
A dispatch on the value of failed drugs, new vaccines against superbugs, and the prospect of a molecular stethoscope.
Will Comparative Effectiveness Research Kill More People Than It Helps?
Consumers, not bureaucrats, should make healthcare decisions.
From Yuck to Yippee!
What this year's Nobel Prize for a test tube baby pioneer tells us about the moral endorsement of technology.
Burning Money to Turn Coal into Gas
In which Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey confesses to his role as a petty Igor to Jimmy Carter's energy-regulating Dr. Frankenstein.
