21. Quantifying Global Warming
Although some governments and institutions are beginning to take action to rein in carbon dioxide emissions, the data supporting negative effects continue to accumulate. Here are some notable studies and efforts in 2007.
22. Pesticide Effects on Sex Last Generations in Rats
A lab rat’s life is not a happy one, but for some it’s especially bleak...
23. Acid Rain Intensifies Threat To Marine Life
Human-generated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is slowly acidifying
the ocean, threatening a catastrophic impact on marine life...
24. Fish Fats Protect Retinas in Mice
There may be another good reason to eat fish, a food containing a fatty acid called omega-3...
25. African Lightning Stirs U.S. Hurricanes
Intense lightning storms in East Africa are linked to the creation of America’s hurricanes...
26. Controversy Over Cervical Cancer Vaccine
This past year, several countries and at least 24 states in the United States introduced laws to mandate vaccination against cervical cancer for preteen girls...
27. Dying Star Leaves Trail Like a Comet
The star Mira (Latin for “astonishing”), located in the constellation Cetus, has captivated astronomers since its discovery in 1596 by German astronomer David Fabricius...
28. Free at Last: Medical Workers Released in Libya
In the early morning hours of July 24, 2007, six foreign medical
workers walked out of death row in the African country of Libya and
boarded a plane to freedom...
29. First Step to Wireless Electricity
Thanks to wireless technology, rechargers could become a thing of the past...
30. How Hurricanes Influence Climate
In May, a team of researchers announced that hurricanes play an underappreciated role in how heat is regulated in the oceans...
31. Court Limits Access To Experimental Drugs
In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the power of the FDA to control patients’ access to unapproved drugs...
32. Tooth DNA Dates The First Americans
It’s probably the happiest root canal ever...
33. How to Erase a Single Memory
We have all forgotten things, but what if we could choose to erase a particular memory...
34. Sleuths Track Mystery Bee Die-Off
A honeybee killer is on the loose in America...
35. First New Class Of HIV Drugs in 10 Years
The fight against HIV/AIDS is costly, contentious and, for drug companies, a calculated risk.
36. Space Tourism Survives Fatal Blast
The momentum building behind the space tourism industry does not seem affected by the July industrial explosion...
37. How Killer Electrons Form in Space
Superstrong pulses in Earth’s magnetic field can drive electrons to near light speed...
38. Math Advance Threatens Computer Security
An international team of mathematicians announced in May that they had factored a 307-digit number—a record for the largest factored number and a feat that suggests Internet security may be on its last legs.
39. Plants Using Quantum Computers
In the traditional view of photosynthesis, the energy carried by photons streaming from the sun is transferred by bouncing from one chlorophyll molecule to the next...
40. Ceramic Tubes Rein In Carbon Dioxide Pollution
Small ceramic tubes resembling fine drinking straws could be used to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, at the same time producing useful by-products...
