The Energy Department expects gas prices to peak near $3.50 a gallon later in the spring. Many analysts think prices could rise as high as $3.75 or $4.
This week, Merck and Schering-Plough, the makers of popular cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia faced a new setback. The results of a new clinical trial indicated that these drugs, whose combined sales topped $5 billion in 2007, are ineffective in accomplishing their main goal: reducing the growth of plaque in the arteries. The New York [...]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said for the first time Wednesday that “a recession is possible,” but he remained optimistic that the economy will bounce back by the second half of this year.
From deep in the archives, the Philip Glass Ensemble performs in 1979. Also, the composer speaks to how he came to write “trance” music.
April 2nd is the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that the federal government must regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Andrew C. Revkin of the New York Times “Dot Earth” blog recently highlighted a talk by MIT chemist Daniel G. Nocera at the Aspen Environment Forum on March 26.
In order to tackle our future energy needs, Dr. Nocera says, “All scientists ultimately believe solar has to be the answer.” His research focuses on methods [...]
Anyone mounting an expedition up Mt. Everest knows they’re going to have to face the elements.
But investigative journalist Michael Kodas’ new book, High Crimes (read the first chapter here), reveals that climbers face criminal elements as well. Kodas joins New York Times’ Ethicist Randy Cohen and Everest climber and mountaineering guide Rick Wilcox to discuss [...]
In this intriguing video from 1975, Robert Sam Anson of Thirteen’s 51st State pondered the same moral questions surrounding our love affair with cars that we face today and came to some interesting conclusions. After all, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Where will her feet take her today? Visit Franny’s Feet online to play fun games and find out more about Franny’s latest adventures.
Ben and the team at News Flash 5 have the latest scoop! This week, find out about dangerous flooding in the midwest, check out a new American Idol-style show that’s on TV in Afghanistan, and learn how the Chinese government hopes to shoot down the rain during the Olympics this summer.
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