Roberta Kwok

science writer

Nature

The rock that fell to Earth

Astronomers rush to document a cosmic impact pdf

Phoning in data

Mobile phones are starting to be used for science pdf

Cellulosic ethanol runs into roadblocks

Financial crisis slows commercialization of next-generation ethanol pdf

Australian cap-and-trade system comes under fire

Plans to curb greenhouse-gas emissions face political opposition pdf

Budget request tackles habitat changes

US wildlife agency bids to revitalize research pdf

Five hard truths for synthetic biology

Can engineering approaches tame the complexity of living systems? pdf

A closer look at cosmic impacts

Moon survey could improve Solar System surface-dating methods pdf

Nature.com

Jellyfish help mix the world's oceans

Snakes use scales to slither

Africa's genetic history unravelled

US agencies brace for flood of grant applications

Evidence for ancient horse ranch uncovered

Anthrax investigation still yielding findings

Sky's the limit for sand dunes

US considers a national climate service

Europa wins next big planetary mission

Viral DNA delivers wasp's sting

Pygmies share a recent common ancestor

Scientists find world's biggest snake

Fossil of pregnant whale found

Fake finger reveals the secrets of touch

Exoplanet gets hot flashes

Secondary forests are worth saving

Fish are crucial in oceanic carbon cycle

MRI goes to the nanoscale

Fighting cholera by the numbers

News blog (selected entries)

Making sure NSF isn't the next AIG

Integrative medicine: What's that?

Dead astronomers get the shovel

Steve Chu faces the Senate

Bush: I Heart Oceans

Conservation

The iCat is on Your Tail

Robotic feline keeps tabs on home energy consumption pdf

Disturbing the peace

War-inducing chemical turns invasive ants against each other pdf

Electric sweat

Synthetic leaf generates power with tiny beads of water pdf

An ounce of prevention

High-tech chip delivers early diagnosis of coral disease pdf

Is a warmer world a sicker world?

Scientists piece together how climate impacts disease pdf

Winging it

Feather-like spines could reduce vehicles' fuel consumption pdf

Much abuzz about nothing?

Fears of global bee decline may be unfounded pdf

A light in the forest

Wireless sensors draw energy from trees pdf

California

The stars her destination

Epiphany leads a business student to NASA pdf

Bang-up job

Astronomers spot a new type of stellar explosion pdf

Salon.com

Is local food really miles better?

Putting local fruits and veggies to the carbon test

ScienceNOW

Science magazine's news Web site

Tigers pass the purity test

DNA reveals captive cats aren't all mongrels

Bad news in baby rice?

Baby food contains worrisome arsenic levels

Dirty rotten poxviruses

Deadly viruses disguise themselves as garbage

Need directions? Ask a moth

Migrating pests have an internal compass

Pavlov's bacteria

Microbes rely on signals to anticipate the future

Whr R U?

Cell phones help scientists track human motion

Science News for Kids

Little beetle, big horns

Sniffing out the evolution of dung beetle horns

These gems make their own way

Lab-made gemstones could improve cell phones or catch bacteria

Scientist profile: Wally Gilbert

A Nobel Prize winner's journey from physics to biology to art

San Francisco Chronicle

Humor helps make simple science fun

Natalie Angier goes on a whirligig tour of science

Harvard Magazine

Painting and numbers

A mathematician plays art detective pdf

Science Notes

Cracking the earthquake code

Do earthquakes provide magnetic warning signs?

The SciCom Interviews

The SciCom interview: Dean Falk

A conversation with a contender in anthropology's fiercest brawl

Mongabay.com

Scientists aim to catalogue complete tropical island

Loh Down on Science

Not mucus

Research and Creative Activity

A sweet science

Chemists untangle the secrets of sugar pdf

Biomedical Computation Review

Simulating a scaffold for bone growth pdf

Idaho National Laboratory News

Engineer simulates a robot's sense of touch

Secrets of ancient travel routes hidden in volcanic rock

Mobile 911 system could be a lifesaver

A smart hybrid car monitor puts the brains in battery testing

Sensitive laser instrument could aid search for life on Mars

Flexible nanoantenna arrays capture abundant solar energy

Johns Hopkins scientist searches for clues to the rise and fall of life

Space Nuclear Research fellows unveil ambitious summer projects

INL kicks off first university experiment in Advanced Test Reactor

Indiana Daily Student

Black hole envelops Mercury-size mass

'Killer Asteroid' could strike Earth by 2036

Publications

Nature
Nature.com
Conservation
California
Salon.com
ScienceNOW
San Francisco Chronicle
Science News for Kids
Harvard Magazine
Science Notes
The SciCom Interviews
Mongabay.com
Loh Down on Science
Research and Creative Activity
Biomedical Computation Review
Idaho National Laboratory News
Indiana Daily Student