From a meeting of the American Society for Cancer Research Marilynn Marchione at AP says a huge review seems to clear Aspartame, the main ingredient in NutraSweet and Equal, with no harm seen even among people who gulp diet sodas by the case. Not only does industry like the conclusion, but it says here that […]
Globe has One for the Bug Lovers, Columbus Dispatch One to Make the Squeamish Scream.
“An Explorer in the World of Insects” –At least one kid out there is probably going to read this beguiling profile of entomologist Richard Pollack, start collecting creeping, flitting, and skittering things, and wind up as a scientist. By Andrew Remus in the Boston Globe. Read it On the other hand, get a load of […]
CSMonitor: EPA air-toxics plan sparks internal rift
New clean air rules have led to protest and resignations by some EPA staffers who, in a newly revealed memo, say they weaken the regs on arsenic, mercury, and other dangerous pollutants, reports Mark Clayton in the Christian Science Monitor. Read it
AP: Latest Bad Bird Flu News–Its Spread is Accelerating
A day hardly passes without bird flu news, now in 30 countries, and counting. AP’s Margie Mason gets the latest from David Nabarro the U.N.’s chief coordinator for avian influenza, in Beijing. Read it
NYTimes: Living on Impulse (Or, a story about moving fast, thinking slow)
The lead piece in the weekly Science Times is a treat for those of us who take our risks in small doses: it seems that most impulsive people pay a price (and a few come out way, way ahead) in Benedict Carey‘s takeout on those who take life in leaps and (often heedless) gulps. Read […]
NYTimes: More on the Bug Front: Wingless Gliders May Reveal the Origins of Insect Flight
And that “May” in the hed is a mighty big maybe indeed. But any story has to be a charmer if the lede has a quote such as “Out of boredom, I started flicking some ants off of a tree.” In NYTimes, by Elizabeth Svoboda. Read it