AltWeeklies Wire
Doctors in Demandnew
For rural clinics, the "Help Wanted" sign rarely comes down.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
02-01-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Plot to Kill Darwinnew
A Seattle think tank launched the modern intelligent-design movement with a simple memo, and the cause has mutated beyond rational control.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
02-01-2006 |
Science
Give and Getnew
How a nurse’s life turned on the kindness of a stranger.
Illinois Times |
Erik Potter |
01-27-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Dubyabot Goes Insanenew
As artificial intelligence takes baby steps with new online bots, we decided to interview one of these bots -- you could say he's the leader of the free bot world.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Maass |
01-26-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Fish Farmer's Talenew
Could Dan Benetti's fish be the next salmon?
Miami New Times |
Josh Schonwald |
01-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: fish farming, university research
A Very Fuzzy Fossil Recordnew
A scientific report on the Burke Museum collection at the University of Washington suggests 35 years of unprofessional conduct, bad science, and possible federal lawlessness.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
01-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Rx for Confusionnew
Colorado's lack of regulation leaves alternative doctors on risky ground.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Dan Wilcock |
01-23-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Live, Fast, Die Oldnew
A growing body of evidence suggests that eating less -- way less -- could thwart disease and delay old age.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
01-23-2006 |
Science
Mercury Rising Againnew
An Illinois agency seeks to circumvent Legislature’s ban on vaccines containing thimerosal.
Illinois Times |
R. L. Nave |
01-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Mercury Risingnew
U.S. Rep. James Gibbons, who grew up in Nevada during a time when rented scientists argued that atomic fallout is harmless, is coauthor of an article that now says much the same thing about mercury.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
01-19-2006 |
Science
Mercury in Fish? Baloney!new
Lobbyist Rick Berman tells pregnant women to eat more tuna.
The Village Voice |
Aina Hunter |
01-19-2006 |
Science
Design for Livingnew
Theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind weighs in on a hot-button topic.
The Village Voice |
Geeta Dayal |
01-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: design, intelligent
Sex vs. Deathnew
Will the religious right stymie the first-ever cancer vaccine?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
01-11-2006 |
Science
A Prescription for Mayhemnew
Before Stephen Miles killed his stepmother with a hatchet and decapitated her with a knife, he tried to check himself into the hospital and was refused.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
01-11-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Damnation By Decibelnew
From hear to eternity, Miami is hell on your aural health.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
01-10-2006 |
Science
