→ November 12, 2009
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Medical helicopter crashes caused 28 deaths in 2008, leading emergency transport providers like the Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART) to reexamine their safety protocols.
→ November 11, 2009
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Ebola may have faded from the spotlight it enjoyed in the mid-1990s, but it’s still around, and as deadly and mysterious as ever. It began in Kikyo, a remote village in western Uganda’s Bundibugyo district, during the twilight days of August. People grew ill with headache, fever, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting. Then they died. In [...]
→ November 9, 2009
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The underground hobby of pigeon fancying showcases the intricacies of artificial selection, and the flamboyant attributes a breeder can tease out of a bird's genetic makeup.
→ November 8, 2009
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Earth, Air, Fire, Water: the four classic elements. But those wise ancients forgot the fifth element, the one that turns a laughable error into a “natural” disaster: human folly.
