SSR Archives Page 225
No Two Snowflakes are Alike
MSNBC. January 16, 2006
Tiny Pill Helps Monitor Temperature
IEEE Spectrum Online reports that a radio pill originally created to help measure the temperature of NASA astronauts will now be applied on the football field to monitor player's temperatures. January 13, 2006
Norway Building Doomsday Seed Vault
The BBC reports that Norway is building a doomsday seed vault designed to withstand nuclear war in an effort to save "all known varities" of the world's crops. January 13, 2006
Hardy Bacteria Thrive in Human Bellies
The human belly is home to some very hardy bacteria that can survive in the stomach's acidic environment. January 12, 2006
Birds May Have Hunted Human Ancestors
The Associated Press reports that Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger belives an eagle may have killed the Taung child -- the 3. January 12, 2006
US Health Experts Say Cough Medicines Are Not Helpful
The BBC reports that the American College of Chest Physicians has published new guidelines that says there is "no clinical evidence" that OTC cough medicines work. January 10, 2006
Are Migratory Birds Spreading Bird Flu or Not?
A LiveScience. January 9, 2006
Ordinary Flu Season So Far
A WebMD article says the flu is widespread in seven states but it is an average flu season so far according to the CDC. January 6, 2006
What is Earth's Optimum Human Population Level?
Chris Rapley has an article about whether the Earth has an optimum human population level and what this number might be. January 6, 2006
24-year-old Blogs to Prevent Skin Cancer
24-year-old Lee Jordan was shocked when a mole on his arm turned out be cancerous. January 5, 2006
Oldest Mayan Writing Discovered
An MSNBC. January 5, 2006
Two Die of Bird Flu in Turkey
The first deaths from H5N1 avian flu virus have been reported in Turkey. January 4, 2006
Bodies Exhibit Starting in Houston
The Bodies exhibit uses whole-body specimens and a technique called polymer preservation to display human bodies. January 4, 2006
Americans Make Diet and Fitness Resolutions
The beginning of the year is when many people make New Year's resolutions and start diets. January 3, 2006
Chicago Tribune: Canned Tuna High in Mercury
A Chicago Tribune investigative report has found that canned tuna is high in mercury despite what the government says. December 30, 2005
Tropical Storm Zeta Forms Soutwest of Azores
This year's record breaking hurricane season has one trick left: Tropical Storm Zeta. December 30, 2005
Bird Flu Fears Overshadow Positive Health News in 2005
Fears about a possible pandemic from bird flu causing tens or hundreds of million of deaths overshadowed some of the positive health news in 2005. December 26, 2005
Southeast Asia Tsunami Remembered
Last year on December 26, 2004 a devastating Tsunami struck Southeast Asia killing over 200,000 people. December 26, 2005
New Food Labels to Alert People With Allergies
On January 1st a new law (2004 Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act) will go into affect requiring food labels to list any ingredients made from the following foods: milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, wheat, tree nuts, soybeans and peanuts. December 20, 2005
Beagle 2 Found on Mars?
The BBC reports that one of the scientists working on the Beagle 2 mission believes the lost Mars probe may have been discovered in recent pictures of the Mars surface. December 20, 2005