Brainicane

Many women at high risk of having a fracture are not getting the recommended bone treatment, say researchers.

Posted on October 31st, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Energy vampire. Image credit:PeopleJam
I’m not one to dress up for Halloween, but I like to find creative ways to get on board with the spooky spirit of the holiday. If you’re an energy activist like me, I think you’ll enjoy these ideas:
Energy Vampires
When you sleep, when you eat, while you’re hard at work, vampires […]

Posted on October 31st, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

“The Cassini team sends ‘bats wishes’ for a happy, healthy and fun Halloween.” Oh, scientist humor.
[NASA]

Posted on October 31st, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

My aunt takes good care of me - sending me little treats in the mail all the time. Yesterday I got a Halloween package in a cute little envelope. When I opened it, it proceeded to howl and cackle at me - a little recorded sound track that played every time you flexed the envelope […]

Posted on October 31st, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Image credit: Stobart Group
Hybrid trucks may cut carbon, and even slowing down road freight may save gas, but truckers still have a long way to go before they can beat the efficiencies offered by rail. But road freight does have its place—perhaps most notably in allowing perishable goods to be transported from farm to warehouse […]

Posted on October 31st, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

A Chinese wind-turbine company strikes a deal to become the exclusive supplier for one of the largest U.S. wind farms

Clean tech has seen a boost as the U.S. pours government funding into renewable energy, and China looks set to reap much of the benefits. Latest example: a Chinese wind-turbine company has just become the exclusive […]

Posted on October 30th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Remember the haunted house in grade-school where your hand was guided into a bowlful of “brains”? Those skinned grapes have nothing on what  scientists have dug up over the years.

Posted on October 30th, 2009 under Science and Technology, General Science. Comments: None

A few spritzes of citrus-scented household cleaner can actually make us more virtuous, researchers at Brigham Young University have found.

Posted on October 30th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Your throat feels like you’ve gargled glass and you are sneezing all over the place. It’s sometimes hard to know if it’s just a common cold, allergies — or whether you’ve caught the flu that’s going around. Use this quiz to help you find out.

Posted on October 30th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None