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• Clouds may have a metal, not silver, lining
In the August issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Bellan lays out dense mathematical calculations that correlate the radar signatures coming from the ice-laden clouds with those of a thin film of metals. The metal film would ...
• Understanding the power of music
The dance-able, upbeat music at London's "Run to the Beat" race was selected on the basis of the research and consultation of sport psychologist Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University in England. He has learned how to devise soundtracks that are ...
• 5 missing Afghan scholars turn up in Canada
They were among 38 mid-career government and nonprofit officials in Seattle for a three-month research and training program. They were working toward a master's degree in public policy and administration at Kabul University. The university has ...
• Newer vaccine may be better for polio hot spots
Sutter, coordinator of research and product development for WHO's polio eradication program, said the goal is to use the monovalent vaccine to attack the type of polio prevalent in a community, and then use the trivalent vaccine for broader, routine ...
• Cheney leaves hospital after heart procedure
Zayd Eldadah, director of cardiac arrhythmia research at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, said it's not unusual for Cheney to have another such episode. An estimated 2.8 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, the most common type of ...