NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Season Underway for West Nile Virus
Informative article from NPR describing the threat of the West Nile Virus for citizens in the United States for the summer of 2003. Heavy spring rains have increased the number of mosquitoes and the risk of West Nile. There is also a map...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Science Advice for Future Presidents
A report from the Center for the Study of the Presidency examines the science and technology that are embedded in many issues that the President must confront. To do that, the President needs a basic understanding of the these, and...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Heroin in America
Listen to this 5-part report on heroin addiction in the United States presented by National Public Radio. Includes interviews with family members of addicts, information about community programs to help addicts, insight into the...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Tale of Two Coastlines, Skirted by Swelling Seas
Reports from the National Research Council and the U.S. Geological Survey say that sea levels on both coasts of the United States are rising at an accelerating rate. Oceanographer Peter Howd talks about what's pushing up the oceans, and...