Krauss wins AAAS award for public understanding of science
Lawrence Krauss, professor and chair of physics at Case Western Reserve University, will receive the 1999-2000 Public Understanding of Science and Technology Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

One theory solves two ancient climate paradoxes
A Penn State meteorologist has a single theory that could solve both the Faint Young Sun problem and the Snowball Earth problem if it proves to be correct.

Researchers find one in five children not getting care they think they need
Each year, one in five U.S. teen-agers doesn't receive health care when he or she thinks it's needed, according to the nation's largest study of adolescent behavior.

Gene mutation may no longer protect certain populations from alcoholism

• People of Asian descent have lower rates of alcoholism than other ethnic groups.
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  NASA Langley contributes instruments to complete 'global picture' of earth
  Scientists will soon gain new knowledge of the atmosphere, oceans, land, and their role in global environmental change.
  
  Elderly caregivers experiencing strain have a greater risk of death
  Elderly caregiving spouses who report experiencing strain are at greater risk of death than elderly spouses who are not caregivers, according to an article in the December 15 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
  
  Many teenagers do not get medical care when they need it
  About one in five adolescents who feel they should have medical care do not get it, placing them at risk for health problems, according to an article in the December 15 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
  
  Moderate alcohol consumption may reduce your chances of a heart attack
  
  • 1 of every 2 men and 1 of every 3 women age 40 or less will develop coronary heart disease (CHD).
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    Even without an eruption, soft spots on volcanoes can trigger deadly mudflows, UB scientists find
    Just because a volcano isn't erupting doesn't mean it poses no danger.
    
    West Nile Virus may be new deadly strain, USGS tells Congress
    Recent crow die-offs suggest the West Nile virus which emerged in New York in late August could be more deadly to North American bird species than to species in Africa, the Middle East and Europe, where the virus is normally found, a USGS scientist reported today at a congressional field hearing held in Connecticut by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
    
    Younger people are at greater risk for alcohol problems
    
    • Younger people are both drinking and developing alcohol problems at an earlier age.
      
      Interpreting images of Earth's interior
      University of Michigan researchers unveiled a model that relates seismic velocity differences to properties of the mantle.
      
      Antibacterial implants could prevent infections, save patients' lives
      University of Washington researchers have developed a method of crafting medical implants from an antibacterial polymer that could prevent thousands of patients from dying of hospital-acquired infections each year.
      
      Neurosteroids: the missing link?
      
      • Neurosteroids are brain chemicals involved in behavior, stress, memory and depression.
        
        Fossil mayflies can be used to 'weigh' ancient atmospheres
        Millions of years before humans invented the barometer to measure atmospheric pressure, the common mayfly was measuring air's density and leaving barometer readings in the fossil record, according to a Cornell University geologist.
        
        UF study tallies health-care costs of 3 treatment strategies for heart disease
        Bypass surgery and angioplasty initially cost much more than a prescription for pills, but in certain patients they have the potential to treat heart disease so effectively that long-term medical expenses could end up about equal, University of Florida researchers have found.
        
        NCAR at AGU: Cool climate, hot solar research
        This tip sheet highlights breakthroughs in understanding the cooling effect of agriculture, the link between El Ninos and volcanoes, and the length and strength of solar cycles.
        
        The end of days - Chandra catches X-ray Glow from supernova
        Scientists have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to capture a rare glimpse of X-radiation from the early phases of a supernova, one of the most violent events in nature.
        
        Two studies add to the growing evidence that green tea is beneficial for health, according to the
        Bethesda -- Green tea contains high concentrations of antioxidants that have known protective effects.
        
        Modifiable risk factors may increase health care charges in the short-term
        Unhealthful behavior may lead to significantly higher health care charges, according to an article in the December 15 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
        
        Meet Conan the Bacterium
        A radiation-resistant microbe could play a major role in Martian exploration.
        
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