The Great Escape: Gene-Altered Crops Grow Wild Little yellow flowers on North Dakota roadsides are proving that large numbers of genetically modified plants have escaped from farm fields.
January 24, 2012
Douglas Main SHERP 2011
Can the Cowman and the Panther Coexist? Ranchers in south Florida have long been accustomed to losing calves to coyotes, buzzards, even alligators. They may have to steel themselves for another predator: the Florida panther.
January 24, 2012
Dave Levitan SHERP 2009
Building a Better Bulb: Lighting Revolution Advances New U.S. lighting efficiency standards, along with similar actions in Europe and China, are spurring new technologies that will change the way the world's homes and businesses are illuminated.
January 20, 2012
Allison McCann SHERP 2012
Spotted: The Death Throes of a Sun-Grazing Comet Scientists have figured out how to see through the sun's intense light to catch the final moments of a comet as it approaches the sun, vaporizes, and finally disintegrates.
The Truth About Epidurals Epidural research has been fraught with methodological problems, but the concerns voiced by natural birthers are exaggerated.
January 05, 2012
Lena Groeger SHERP 2011
New Technologies in the Works to Detect Brain Injuries Traumatic brain injuries have been called the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Technologies on the horizon may make testing for them faster, easier and more portable.
