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National Academy of Sciences

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    University of Texas Fracking Study: No Evidence That It Contaminates Groundwater

    ​The University of Texas released the preliminary results today of that comprehensive study on the controversial natural gas producing process known as hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), drawing no link between it and claims of groundwater contamination. "While there have been casing/cement ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Natural Selection Only a "Figure of Speech," Says State Education Board Chair

    Don McLeroyDon McLeroy, a Republican dentist from Bryan, is the chair of the Texas State Board of Education. He's also a book critic: Over the weekend, an indie book publisher posted his recommendation of Robert Bowie Johnson Jr.'s new book Sowing Atheism: The National Academy Of Sciences' Sinister ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 19, 2009

    Stay Hungry, Live Longer: the Science Behind the Calorie Restriction Diet

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Look Sharp: Or , You Ain't Heard the Last About UT Southwestern's List

    An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2007

    Sheer Genius

    Isaacson discusses a legendary brainiac

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    Green Giant

    Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people. So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy?

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Joint Effort

    "Aging hippies" team with the desperately ill and one lawmaker to fight for medical marijuana in Texas. Is that just a smoke screen?

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Attack of the suits

    And the business community wants to take over the Dallas school system exactly why?

  • Dining

    June 22, 2000

    Hash Over

    Village strokes; Mixed hash

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    Why Johnny's in the dumpster

    DISD would rather protect itself and teachers than teach kids to read

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Unacceptable Risk

    Texas health officials say that mandatory childhood vaccinations against hepatitis B will prevent the spread of life-threatening illness. But which is riskier--the disease or the vaccine?

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Some Fly, Some Die

    How DISD betrays children of color

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Chemical Warrior

    When Phyllis Glazer learned a chemical plant was making her East Texas neighbors sick, the wealthy Dallas homemaker could have cut and run. Instead, she chose to stay, fight, and win.

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