This year, 1.5 million people worldwide will be told they have breast cancer. A breast cancer symposium taking place outside of Washington (Oct. 1 through 3) features new studies on breast cancer screening, treatment, genetics and survival. Some stud...
President Obama signed a bill last week extending unemployment benefits to 99 weeks. The extension will affect 1.4 million unemployed Americans and help ease the longest bout of joblessness since the great Depression. Our reporter visited a career co...
This picture provided by the Israeli Defense Ministry on 6 Jan 2010 and made within 48 hours of release, shows a rocket fired from the Iron Dome system during a test in southern Israel Israel's new anti-rocket system, called the Iron Dome, has passed...
Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed beverages. Flavor aside, scientists have recognized it as a complex blend of chemical compounds with potential health effects, both good and bad. Now, new research suggests that if you drink enough cof...
Technophiles mobbed Apple stores in Europe and Asia on Friday to snatch the hottest gadget of the day - the iPad. Apple has sold more than a million of the small tablet computers since its U.S. launch last month, forcing the company to delay its inte...
New design produces flexible panels using only 1-2 percent as much silicon Art Chimes | Washington, DC 19 February 2010 You can use 100 times less silicon. And that's potentially very significant. Harry Atwater Schematic diagram of the light-trapping...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres a push now to find the fuel of the future. Will it come from corn? Sugarcane? How about bugs? University of Florida entomologist Michael Scharf...
A: Hello, Albert here. B: Hi, Albert. I'm Jack. Are you still thinking about renting a room? A: Yes, I need a room badly. B: Can I ask you a few questions? A: I'm an open book. B: I want to make sure that we get along okay. A: I'm with you. We both n...
A: Hello, Albert speaking. B: This is Jack. Are you still interested in renting a room? A: Oh, yes. B: Would you mind answering a couple of questions? A: No problem. B: Since we might be roommates, I want to make sure there's no friction. A: You are...
A: Hi, this is Albert. B: Hi, my name is Jack. You called about a room for rent. Are you still interested? A: Yes, more than you know. B: I don't mean to pry, but could I ask you a couple of questions? A: Ask away. B: I don't want us to be roommates...
