Researchers working to save humanity from poverty, cancer, and cosmic loneliness.
published online December 6, 2007
Scientist of the Year: David Charbonneau
His research heats up the search for alien life—and finds some amazing planets along the way.
Scientist of the Year Notable: Elizabeth Blackburn
Her genetic explorations could lead to revolutionary treatments for cancer.
Scientist of the Year Notable: Hans Rosling
His mission: To enlist hard data in the global war on poverty and disease.
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EPA Saves the Yazoo Wetlands; Environmentalists Say Yahoo
Researchers Look Into a Black Hole (But Does the Black Hole Look Back?)
Global Warming Is Making Hurricanes Fiercer, and the Worst is Yet to Come
Helicopters Learn to Fly Themselves by Studying an Expert Pilot
To Tell an Englishman From an Irishman, Look at Their Genes
Architects Propose Fantastic Greenhouses Across the Sahara
Older Men Are More Likely to Father Bipolar Children
NIH Yanks Genetic Databases From the Web, Citing Privacy Worries
