Science Update

PCB-Busting Bug

February 11, 2002

Discovery of a soil bacterium that helps break down the pollutant PCB

February 8, 2002

A dark matter object identified by gravitational lensing turns out to be a dim star.

February 7, 2002

Studying snake heat-sensing for better artificial infrared sensors

February 6, 2002

Artificial bone that mimics real bone's microscopic structure

February 4, 2002

The mountains of Salt Lake City were shaped by powerful earthquakes in the past.

February 1, 2002

Using artificial DNA, called PNA, to imitate a step of photosynthesis

January 31, 2002

rerun

January 30, 2002

Creating a chemical identity for soot (by designing a standard soot) to study it.

January 28, 2002

rerun

January 25, 2002

Tracing how plants store water sheds light on desert ecology