Obama administration to crack down on methane leaks
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Officials: Proposed rules would reduce leaks of heat-trapping methane from oil, gas wells
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A drug that helps heroin addicts — when they can get it
Heroin use has surged, but doctors say some addicts can’t get the treatment they desperately need.
Obama administration to crack down on methane leaks
Officials: Proposed rules would reduce leaks of heat-trapping methane from oil, gas wells
Here’s what the first big solar flare of 2015 looked like
These images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory record the sun’s peak activity at 11:24 p.m. Eastern time Monday.
Lockheed Martin’s latest health deal is very personal
Defense giant and life sciences company Illumina are teaming up to study DNA of populations.
A better way to help smokers quit?
Study shows a better way to determine which drug smokers should take when they’re trying to kick the habit.
He spent 12 years trapped inside his body watching ‘Barney’ reruns
Martin Pistorius’s family thought he was a vegetable, but he suffered from a rare condition called “locked-in syndrome.”
This chart of sea-dwelling giants will make you feel tiny
A chart comparing the sizes of the largest creatures in the ocean is pretty humbling for a puny human.
These scientists raised bot fly larvae in their own bodies -- on purpose
Sometimes entomologists get up close and personal with the bugs they study. And sometimes they incubate bot flies in their own arms until the parasites burst out of their skin a la the movie “Alien.”
New research finds BPA alternative may be more harmful than BPA
The chemical, BPS, is found in many products that bear the “BPA-free” label.
I took one bite of that chocolate. Pretty soon I felt odd.
Even if I had seen the wrapper, I would have realized this was something I should not be eating.
How the heck can you go into labor without knowing you’re pregnant?
The phenomenon is more common than you might think.
Chronic pain: Not only does it hurt, it also can isolate
The condition can be difficult to treat, but the good news is there are ways to ease its effects.
What’s in your food? You may not want to know.
A new book explores what’s in everything from spray cheese to beef jerky. Don’t overdo the Slim Jims.
Oregon’s wandering wolf is now the leader of his own pack
After traveling thousands of miles, OR-7 has found a mate, and they are raising pups.
This app could help cure Alzheimer’s, and all you have to do is download it
Folding@Home does important protein simulations on home computers so we can all share the processing power needed to do research. But since cellphones are now just as powerful as many home machines, the project has released an app version as well.
Here’s what you can do to help deal with chronic pain
Physical therapy, treatment for depression and socializing are among the ways to get better.
‘Brain zapping,’ a new treatment for PTSD
Veterans say this experimental magnetic resonance therapy is offering them hope and normal lives.
Going paleo? Scientists disagree about the cave man diet.
Everyone agrees it’s best to drop processed foods, but maybe you don’t have to eat like a cave man.
Get ready for a ‘leap second’ that may confuse the Internet
A second will be added in June to make sure that atomic clocks stay in sync with Earth’s slowing rotation.
Imaginary exercise can keep muscles strong in a cast
Study says mental imagery can be a useful tool even when a body part is immobilized.
Will your insurance cover a new anti-obesity drug?
Some companies are wary of paying for the prescriptions, in part because of past experience.
My rights, my body, my baby
Doctors, a mother, an attorney and a registered nurse offer insights into maternity care.
Eyeglasses can be expensive. Discounters may be an option
Designer frames may be no better than store-brand models; buying online has pluses and minuses.
Eating avocado every day may reduce cholesterol
A study assessed one low-fat and two moderate-fat diets, including one with avocado. Avocado eaters did best.
Want to help young kangaroos orphaned by wildfires? Can you sew?
Mittens for burned koala paws have poured in. Now animal aid groups need pouches for kangaroos.
Gorgeous and creepy GIFs of guts, brains and bones from GE’s new body scanner
General Electric’s new high-resolution CT scanner gives us a close-up look at our insides.
New telescope to go where none have gone before
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be the world’s most powerful sky-mapping machine.
Seriously, why does anyone under 18 still have access to a tanning bed?
Teens are still tanning despite research showing that the practices causes 400,000 skin cancers a year
Gulf Coast manatee-sighting network expanding west
Scientists think a growing number of sea cows are spreading out to Louisiana and Texas.
With hands bleeding, 2nd climber bests grueling segment in Yosemite
Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are two weeks into a half-mile free climb up sheer granite.
Listeria outbreak in caramel apples that killed three is traced to California apple supplier
The company has recalled all Granny Smith and Gala apples it shipped after 32 people became ill.
‘Close, but no cigar this time’: SpaceX rocket fails to nail landing on barge
A supply launch to the space station went smoothly, but reuse of the rocket’s first stage remains elusive.
Two Ebola vaccines headed for clinical trials in West Africa
Testing is expected to begin in a matter of weeks in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Measles and the anti-vaccination movement meet at Disneyland
Six of 12 cases affect people who had not been vaccinated against the disease.
Exercise keeps you young but charting why remains something of a mystery
The results are very clear to researchers, but quantifying physical activity’s impact is difficult.
These koalas have been burnt in bushfires, and they need mittens ASAP
Over the past week, a series of bushfires in Australia have left koalas badly burnt or killed. But mittens can offer them a bit of comfort.
Old and suffering from ‘amnesia,’ the Opportunity rover reaches a new summit
Even now, with its memory lagging and causing problems, the rover has just hit a new milestone in its Mars journey -- the highest peak of its climb through the Endeavor Crater.
Here’s why scientists are filling a football stadium with earthquake sensing equipment
Every time the Seattle Seahawks play a home game at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, they’ll be helping scientists study earthquake detection -- and maybe even helping them better prepare to save lives during a natural disaster.
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