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Gasoline companies have been pushing engine-cleaning formulations lately. Setting aside the benefits for my car, are these additives good for the environment?
Marine biologists have discovered an invasion of deep-water crabs off the coast of Antarctica, where it's previously been too cold for the creatures to survive.
The majority of American soldiers undergoing amputation for war wounds last fall lost more than one limb, according to data presented Tuesday to the Defense Health Board, a committee of experts that advises the Defense Department on medical matters.
An hour-long special about the National Zoo's own JoGayle Howard debuts March 13 on the Smithsonian Channel. Howard is the zoo's longtime reproductive scientist; she performed the artificial insemination that created the beloved panda Tai Shan, who was born in 2005 and is now living in China. The...
Eight scientific groups representing 40,000 researchers are calling for a change in the way the federal government assesses the safety of chemicals in everyday products.
Science cafes around the country are drawing the intellectually curious who may not know that much about science but are interested in whatever topic is on the evening's agenda.
Welcome to nerd heaven. Jenna Jadin, wearing a smart blue dress and stylish square glasses, is up on stage at DC9, a club near U Street, hosting yet another sold-out Nerd Nite. As is her custom, Jadin opens by defining the word that brings 200 beer-happy nerds together every month. The Merriam-We...
I'm baffled by all the choices there are when it comes to buying milk. How can the glandular secretions from a single ungulate arrive in so many different types of packaging? Does it matter if I buy it in plastic, cardboard or glass?
The security chief of Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine was arrested Monday and charged with obstructing the investigation into last year's explosion that killed 29 miners, the first criminal charges stemming from the worst U.S. mining disaster in 40 years.
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