Recently added articles from Science World:
Ball tracker.(PHYSICAL/ELECTRONIC WAVES)(Brief article)
Oct 26, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] That famous home run call, "it's going, going, gone," could be history, thanks to new ball-tracking technology that premiered during this year's All-Star Game Home Run Derby. During the derby, viewers were able to see a red trail--the projected path of ...
Chill bill.(LIFE/ADAPTATION)(Brief article)
Oct 26, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Check out this bird's enormous beak. Scientists have long wondered why toucans have such supersize bills. A recent study might have found the answer: The tropical birds use their beaks to control their body temperature. Birds don't sweat, so ...
No-drip ice cream.(PHYSICAL/FOOD SCIENCE)(Brief article)
Oct 26, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This could be the end of sticky, dripping ice-cream cones. An ice-cream-shop chain has invented an ice cream that doesn't melt. Ice cream is normally made by slowly churning together milk, cream, and sugar, while freezing it. But Cold Stone ...
Red dread.(GRAPH IT/GENETICS)(Brief article)
Oct 26, 2009; ... Dentists may need to treat redheads more gingerly than other patients. "Redheads require 20 percent more local and general anesthesia than people with other hair colors," says Dr. Daniel Sessler, an anesthesiologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. As a result, the standard dose of numbing ...
Birthday bear.(EARTH/WILDFIRES)(Brief article)
Oct 26, 2009; ... This year, Smokey Bear celebrates his 65th birthday. For more than six decades, this U.S. Forest Service mascot has crusaded for wildfire prevention. Natural factors like lightning are sometimes to blame for igniting wildfires, but nine out of 10 times, ...