Headline Discoveries Archive

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Articles are arranged by topic, with the original publication dates noted in parentheses.

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Articles by topic:

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Consumer Science
• Earth Science
• Elementary
• Environmental/Ecology
• Forensics
• Genetics
• Health
• Math & Technology
• Meteorology
• Nanotechnology
• Physics

Anatomy/Physiology

• A Case for the Meandering Mind (Fall 2009)
• Goodnight, Morning People (Fall 2009)
• Growing New Body Organs: From Science Fiction to Reality (Spring 2007)
• Memories: Truth or Perception? (Fall 2009)
• New Assessment Technique Allows Scientists to See Brain Aging Before Symptoms Appear (Spring 2009)
• New System Prevents Surgical Sponge Loss (Fall 2009)
• Parasite Puppeteers (Fall 2005)
• Profile: Charles Drew, 1904 to 1950 (Spring 2009)
• Sputnik Virus: Hijacking the Hijacker (Spring 2009)
• Teen Diagnoses Her Own Medical Condition in Science Class (Fall 2009)

Astronomy

• A Star is Born (Spring 2009)
• Astronomy Briefs (Spring 2009)
• Calcium Causes Problems at International Space Station (Spring 2010)
• Cosmic Mash-Up! When Stars Collide (Fall 2006)
• Kiss Your Universe Goodbye (Spring 2006)
• National Ignition Facility - A Major Milestone in Astrophysics (Fall 2009)
• On Beyond Pluto, Report 1 (Fall 2005)
• On Beyond Pluto, Report 2 (Spring 2006)
• Profile: Christa McAuliffe (Fall 2009)
• Raising Millions of Eyes to the Night Skies (Fall 2009)
• Sonic Black Hole Traps Sound Waves (Spring 2010)
• Space Noise: The Perseus Clust as a Cosmic Subwoofer (Spring 2007)
• The Strange Case of Pluto (Spring 2010)
• Ulysses Ends Long Odyssey (Fall 2009)

Biology

• Alligators Respire Like Birds: An Evolutionary Link (Spring 2010)
• Animals With Accents (Spring 2007)
• Coral Reefs: The Ocean's Rainbows (Spring 2007)
• Family Pets That Could Be Threats (Spring 2010)
• Getting Up the Nerve: New Insights in Stem Cell Research (Fall 2006)
• It's Alive! Giant Squid (Spring 2006)
• Oxytocin: More than a Love Potion (Spring 2009)
• Parasite Puppeteers (Fall 2005)
• Pop Went the Toads (Spring 2006)
• Saving the Ugliest Duck-Like Thing (Spring 2005)
• Sugar Sickness (Fall 2005)
• Youth May No Longer Be Wasted on the Young (Spring 2006)

Biotechnology

• "Super Mouse" Provides Clues to Potential Cancer Treatment (Spring 2007)
• Growing New Body Organs: From Science Fiction to Reality (Spring 2007)
• New Frontiers in Stem Cell Research (Fall 2005)

Chemistry

• Illuminating the Mysteries of Bioluminescence (Spring 2006)
• Profile: Dmitri Ivanovich Mendelevev (Spring 2005)
• Software Review: Innovating Science Teacher's Tools AP Chemistry Software (Fall 2009)
• Sweet Science (Spring 2006)

Consumer Science

• Oops. Eureka?? (Fall 2009)
• Sweet Science (Spring 2006)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific and The University of Pittsburgh (Spring 2010)

Earth Science

• A Slug That's a Planimal (Spring 2010)
• Harmful Algae Blooms (Spring 2010)
• Leaping Pterosaurs Take to the Air (Spring 2009)
• Locating the Future of GPS Technology (Spring 2006)
• Reasons for the Seasons (Fall 2005)
• Rockin' Through Time (Spring 2007)
• Shhh ... The Trees Are Talking (Spring 2006)
• The Cool Fuel Road Trip (Spring 2010)

Elementary

• 2007 TIMSS Provides International View of Knowledge and Skill in Math and Science (Spring 2009)
• ARRA Gives Title 1 Programs a Welcome Boost (Fall 2009)
• Book Review: New Path Science Curriculum Mastery Flip Charts (Fall 2009)
• Eeww! That's Yucky (Spring 2005)
• Forever Food (Spring 2006)
• Online Communities Offer Risks and Rewards (Fall 2009)
• Profile: Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev (Spring 2005)
• Reasons for the Seasons (Fall 2005)
• Rockin' Through Time (Spring 2007)

Environmental/Ecology

• An Invasion in Your Backyard (Spring 2006)
• Beyond Petroleum (Spring 2009)
• Biochar -- The Other Black Soil (Spring 2010)
• Can Satellites Forecast Epidemics? (Fall 2009)
• Coral Reefs: The Ocean's Rainbows (Spring 2007)
• Empty Oceans: The Threat of Overfishing (Spring 2007)
• Farming the Wind (Fall 2005)
• Global Concern for Environmental Issues (Fall 2005)
• Global Psychic? (Spring 2007)
• Global Warming -- Still a Hot Topic (Fall 2009)
• Green Gazette: CO₂-Eating Cement? (Fall 2009)
• Green Gazette: Solar Car Completes Trip Around the World (Spring 2009)
• Green Gazette: Solar-powered Chargers to Hit Market Soon (Spring 2010)
• Growing, Living, Teaching and Eating Green (Spring 2010)
• Shh ... The Trees are Talking (Spring 2006)
• The Doomsday Vault (Spring 2009)
• The Little Green Schoolhouse (Spring 2009)
• The Not-So-Sweet Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Our Environment (Fall 2009)
• What's All the Heat About Global Warming? (Spring 2006)

Forensics

• A Closer Look at the Bite in Crime (Spring 2009)
• New Light Shed on Forensic Science (Fall 2005)
• Splitting Hairs (Spring 2006)
• The Science of Questioned Documents (Spring 2007)
• TV Crime Sciene Exposed (Fall 2004)

Genetics

• Decoding Tabby (Spring 2010)
• Eye Color Explained (Spring 2010)
• Genetics vs. Environment (Spring 2010)
• Getting up the Nerve: New Insights in Stem Cell Research (Fall 2006)
• Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin (Spring 2009)
• "Super Mouse" Provides Clues to Potential Cancer Treatment (Spring 2007)
• Splitting Hairs (Spring 2006)
• Whiff of Childhood Memories (Spring 2010)

Health

• Apple Peels: Good for You…and Certified for Sport (Fall 2009)
• Overcoming Jet Lag: Just a Matter of Time (and Math) (Fall 2009)
• Raise Kids - Lower Blood Pressure? (Spring 2010)
• Swine Flu - Feeling the Strain Again (Fall 2009)
• The Nintendo Wii Fit (Spring 2009)
• Sugar Sickness (Fall 2005)

Math & Technology

• "Apples for the Students" – A+ Program for Schools (Fall 2009)
• Fisher Science Education Hosts Teacher Workshops (Fall 2009)
• Nanosociety (Fall 2005)
• Robots -- Medical Responders of the Future (Spring 2010)
• We're All Prodigies (Spring 2007)

Meteorology

• How 'Bout That Weather? (Fall 2005)

Nanotechnology

• Cyborg Insects: America's Newest Super Spies (Spring 2009)
• High School Goes High Tech (Fall 2009)
• Huge Advances in a Tiny Science (Spring 2006)
• Nano News (Spring 2009)
• Nanoparticle "Trojan Horse" May Soon Replace Chemotherapy (Fall 2009)

Physics

• A Closer Look at Snow (Spring 2007)
• It's About Time (Spring 2009)
• It's Cold. It's Hot. It's Fusion! (Spring 2006)
• Robo Sapiens: The Sensing, Thinking and Acting Robots of Roboworld (Fall 2009)
• Robots Invade Disaster City (Spring 2009)
• Some Neolithic Stones May Have Really Rocked (Spring 2009)
• Stirling Engines (Fall 2005)
• When Atoms Collide (Spring 2007)