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USC Med Students Find Humanity In Unlikely Places

Comments (0) | anatomy, cadaver, medical school, Science, university of southern california, USC

(Phil Channing/USC)

Cristy Lytal
Contributor

Cadavers teach students plenty—inside the lab and beyond.

High School Students Dive Into Science Through USC's Sea Grant Program

Comments (0) | marine biology, photos, Science, sea grant, slideshow, summer science, USC

(Cristy Lytal/Neon Tommy)

Cristy Lytal

SLIDESHOW: Discovering what lies below the surface of Southern California waters.

Fixating On Nitrogen Inside USC Labs

Comments (0) | bacteria, Lily Momper, marine biology, nitrogen, Science, USC

(Christy Lytal/Neon Tommy)

Christy Lytal
Contributor

PHOTOS: Ph.D. candidate Lily Momper studies a strain of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, "the link between the atmosphere and the ocean."

Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Dead at 61

Comments (0) | aerospace, challenger disaster, NASA, sally ride, Science, space shuttle challenger

Sally Ride was the first U.S. woman launched into space. (Wikimedia Commons)

Danny Lee
Executive Producer

The space pioneer died after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

QuikSCience Catalina Island Competition Awards Youth Environmental Leaders

Comments (0) | catalina island, Catalina Island ecology, environmental studies, Science, USC QuikSCience Program

Dieuwertje Kast
Contributor

Slideshow: Over 400 middle and high school students competed for a trip to Catalina.

Can We Cope With A Terror Attack In Los Angeles?

Comments (8) | Chernobyl, CREATE, Fukushima, Japan, Japan earthquake, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Financial District, man-made disasters, National, natural disasters, Science

(Reut Cohen)

Reut Cohen
Executive Producer

Public fear has the potential to cost 15 times more than the original wreckage of a "dirty bomb" attack.

Coping With An Anthrax Attack: What Would A City Do?

Comments (0) | 9-11, Adam Rose, Anthrax, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, CREATE, department of homeland security, DHS, Richard John, Science, Seattle Anthrax Project, security

(Jeff Wilcox, Creative Commons)

Reut Cohen
Executive Producer

How would a metropolitan city deal with a large-scale anthrax attack?

Canadian Tar Sands A Loophole For Big American Oil

Comments (0) | Athabasca oil sands, enbridge, environmentalists, kalamazoo river, keystone pipeline, Keystone XL, Nebraska, President Obama, Science, the sierra club, TransCanada

Benjamin Gottlieb
Executive Editor

A look into the science and flip-flop politics of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Study Shows Estrogen Treatment Risky

Comments (0) | breast cancer, cancer risk, estrogen, hormones, menopause, Science

Hannah Madans
Executive Producer

Women taking estrogen hormones may be increasing their risk of breast cancer, new studies suggest.

Powerful Solar Storm Hits Earth, Could Cause Problems

Comments (0) | auroras, northern lights, Science, solar flares, solar storm, sun, sun storm

Tracy Bloom
Deputy Editor

VIDEO: But the sun storm should not cause harm to people.

USC Med Students Find Humanity In Unlikely Places

High School Students Dive Into Science Through USC's Sea Grant Program

Fixating On Nitrogen Inside USC Labs

Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Dead at 61

QuikSCience Catalina Island Competition Awards Youth Environmental Leaders

Can We Cope With A Terror Attack In Los Angeles?

Coping With An Anthrax Attack: What Would A City Do?

Canadian Tar Sands A Loophole For Big American Oil

Study Shows Estrogen Treatment Risky

Powerful Solar Storm Hits Earth, Could Cause Problems

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