NPR Topics: Science
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07/28/2010 During CPR, Locking Lips May Not Be Necessary Many people are uncomfortable with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, so they don't attempt CPR at all. Two big studies show that a streamlined, hands-only CPR method could be just as good. Experts hope the findings will get more bystanders to try CPR -- and, in the end, save more lives. Read more at this website... 07/28/2010 Canadian Team Finds Abandoned 19th Century Ship The HMS Investigator, left in the ice in 1853, was found in shallow water along the northern coast of Banks Island in Canada's western Arctic. The ship had been sent out in search of the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin to chart the Northwest Passage. Read more at this website... 07/28/2010 The Food Chain's Weak Link: Tiny Ocean Plants Dying Microscopic plants in the ocean are among the most important creatures on Earth and produce half of the planet's oxygen. But they are in trouble. A new study finds that since 1950, the amount of phytoplankton in the ocean's surface waters has declined by 40 percent. Read more at this website... 07/28/2010 Report Says Minnesota Beaches Among Cleanest, Florida's Among Dirtiest The Gulf oil spill has caused 10 times the number of beach closures so far this year, compared to all of last year, says a new report. Swimming in polluted water can increase the risk of pinkeye, hepatitis and neurological problems. Read more at this website... 07/27/2010 Impact Of Childhood Obesity Goes Beyond Health Adults who have been overweight since high school risk a lifetime of disease, discrimination and poverty. A new study of obese 40-year-olds found those who were overweight teens were three times more likely to suffer chronic health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. They were also much more likely to be unemployed or receiving welfare. Read more at this website... 07/27/2010 Former Green Jobs Czar Identifies With Shirley Sherrod Van Jones, the former White House adviser for green jobs, says he can personally relate to Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA official who was forced to resign last week after her comments about overcoming racial prejudice were taken out of context. Both individuals resigned from the Obama administration amid strong political pressures. Host Michel Martin talks to Jones about the parallels he sees between his highly publicized resignation in 2009 and Sherrod's, and what he's learned since leaving the White House. Read more at this website... 07/27/2010 Titanic Expedition Aims To Create 3D Map Of Wreck A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world's most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will "virtually raise the Titanic" for the public. Read more at this website... 07/26/2010 Experts Fuss Over Cost Of Nuclear Fusion Research A group of nations, including the U.S., wants to invest in nuclear fusion as a source of energy. But adopting the process that fuels our sun to create power on Earth won't be easy -- or cheap. On Tuesday, the group called ITER will decide whether to spend another $17 billion on a lengthy experiment. Read more at this website... 07/26/2010 Scientists Stalk Cemeteries For Signs Of Wildlife Climate change has researchers looking for what they call "hidden habitats," where they can gather critical data on some of America's most endangered native plants and insects. One good place to look: graveyards. Read more at this website... 07/26/2010 In Calif., Doctors Struggle To Provide Whooping Cough Vaccine California is on track to have the worst outbreak of whooping cough in 50 years. Gaps in vaccination have allowed the infectious disease to spread. Read more at this website... 07/25/2010 Offshore Stem Cell Clinics Sell Hope, Not Science US patients spend tens of thousands of dollars travelling to foreign stem cell clinics for treatments that aren't available in the US. But scientists say some of these clinics are scams, selling unproven, worthless treatments to desperate people with incurable diseases. Read more at this website... 07/25/2010 A Handy Bunch: Tools, Thumbs Helped Us Thrive The evolving anatomy of the human hand gave humans great dexterity and fine motor skills. With these advances came the ability to make stone tools and primitive knives. Anthropologists are now studying how our ancestors learned to make tools, and how these tools shaped our bodies. Read more at this website... 07/24/2010 Tiny Eye Telescope Brings Back A World Of Sight The FDA has approved a new treatment to help older people with age-related macular degeneration. A tiny eye telescope is implanted into the eye to magnify images. The device could restore quality of life to people who are nearly blind, FDA officials say, but there are some potential drawbacks. Read more at this website... 07/24/2010 Your Olive Oil May Not Be The Virgin It Claims The next time you reach for a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil, beware. A new study from the University of California-Davis found that more than two-thirds of random samples of extra-virgin olive oil didn't make the grade. Read more at this website... 07/24/2010 DIY Satellites Let You Find Your Own Space A California company is introducing shoebox-sized do-it-yourself satellite kits that will enable students and hobbyists to conduct their own space experiments. But at $8,000 a pop, who's buying? Read more at this website... |
