Articles filed under Science
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Newfound hormone holds hope for diabetes treatmentApr 25, 2013 5:30 pm - NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment fo...
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Liquid nitrogen, explosions and Newton’s Laws at Fermilab showApr 14, 2013 11:26 am - Shea Leonard, 9, of Palatine, got to taste a cheese ball covered in liquid nitrogen Sunday. “At first, it tasted like you’re sucking on ice that just will not melt,” Le...
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Libertyville High’s Mark Buesing working with NASA in GreenlandApr 13, 2013 2:02 pm - Libertyville High teacher goes to Greenland with NASA
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NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it to moonApr 05, 2013 6:54 pm - WASHINGTON — NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator said Friday. The ship ...
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Big Bang gets clearer as universe ages 80M yearsMar 24, 2013 6:14 am - PARIS — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evide...
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Letter from DNA discoverer Crick could fetch $1 millionMar 23, 2013 5:50 pm - NEW YORK — Sixty years ago scientist Francis Crick wrote a letter to his 12-year-old son saying he and a colleague had discovered something “very beautiful” — the struct...
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At Argonne, Obama warns federal cuts will hurt researchMar 15, 2013 12:40 pm - The impact of the federal sequester heavily influenced President Barack Obama’s speech to scientists at Argonne National Laboratory Friday afternoon, as he painted a ble...
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Obama wants research to wean vehicles off oilMar 15, 2013 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorize more federally funded research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil. Oba...
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Tough winter forces owls south in hunt for foodMar 13, 2013 3:20 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been a tough winter for owls in parts of North America, and the evidence is turning up on roadsides, at bird feeders and at a wildlife rehabilitation ...
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Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm heartsMar 13, 2013 3:16 pm - Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. Th...