Portable Generators Deadly, But No Improvements on the HorizonRichmond, KY(2009-04-20)When severe weather strikes, like last winter's ice storm, Kentuckians rely on portable generators for power. But dozens of people die every year from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by these generators. Technology to make portable generators safer has been tested, but it won't be a component of these generators anytime soon.
Citizen Scientists Help Track Climate ChangeLouisville, KY(2009-04-07)"It means the study of earth and the changing of seasons." Field Elementary students show where their butterfly garden will be. Field Elementary students show where their butterfly garden will be. That's eight year old Claire, with a pretty good definition of phenology, which is basically the study of recurring plant and animal life cycle events.
Researcher Predicts Alzheimer's Easier to Prevent than CureLexington, KY(2009-04-07)Early intervention offers the best hope, according to Doctor Charlie Smith of the University of Kentucky's Sanders Brown Center on Aging. Smith, who directs the Alzheimer's Disease Center at UK, said much previous work centered on patients with obvious symptoms.
Race to recreate Big Bang conditions reignited(2009-11-21)ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.
Station alarms delay second spacewalk(2009-11-21)CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two spacewalkers halted a body-conditioning sleepover in a low-pressure chamber on the International Space Station on Saturday after a false depressurization alarm shut down ventilation fans.
Race to recreate Big Bang conditions is on again(2009-11-21)ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.
Art collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers(2009-11-20)ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum said on Friday.
CERN restarts Big Bang collider for biggest test yet(2009-11-20)GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists are restarting a giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday.
