Flowers & Power: Taking greenhouse gases out of the Internet in Science News Posted by Katie Cottingham Jan 28, 2013 Scientists are taking steps to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions of the Internet and telecommunications industries? Huh? Who knew doing a Google search produced greenhouse gases, thereby contributing to climate change? It turns out that the “information communications and technology” (ICT) industry produces more than 830...

 Celiac patients eating bread? Perhaps someday soon… in Science News Posted by Katie Cottingham Feb 4, 2013 Scientists report that someday soon, celiac patients might not need to go down the special “gluten-free” aisle of the grocery store anymore. They are making progress toward a pill that could allow celiac patients to eat pastries, breads, cereals and other foods that contain the protein called gluten. (Kind of like the lactase pills that...

An explosion of nutrition and flavor in Science News Posted by Michael Bernstein Feb 11, 2013 Believe it or not, in those simpler days long ago, there was a buzz of excitement when the cereal mavens first dropped a handful of plump raisins into a box of breakfast flakes. For decades, breakfast-eaters only had a choice of a bowl of milk-drenched oats or corn. Nothing fancy. Nothing too exciting. Today, there are more milk choices (whole, reduced...