Topic: Richard Stone

Time Bronze Age

The discovery of a 4,300-year-old skeleton surrounded by intriguing artifacts has archaeologists abuzz August 2005 | By Richard Stone . Exquisite art and artifacts from the world's earliest civilization are dazzling visitors to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art August 2003 ...
United States has no reliable system to track defective medical implantsThree years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. Bruce Moskowitz, chairman of ...

Vostok abstract

Even more significant, planetary scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say that Vostok bears an uncanny resemblance to the Jovian moon Europa, which recent spacecraft images suggest is covered by an ocean topped by a rind of ice. Join science writer ...

Macpherson adviser says Met Police is still racist

The Met Police has failed to learn all the lessons of the Macpherson Inquiry and remains institutionally racist, says one of the three men who oversaw the Stephen Lawrence report.. Sir William Macpherson - whose inquiry criticised police for their handling of the ...

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A weeks-long investigation into China's tainted milk scandal has left scientists astonished by the technical sophistication of those who used melamine to adulterate food products.
A weeks-long investigation into China's tainted milk scandal has left scientists astonished by the technical sophistication of those who used melamine to adulterate food products.
A recent slowdown in the processing of U.S. visas for foreign scientists and some seemingly arbitrary visa denials have prompted a fresh look at how to streamline the process..
Richard Stone. The caterpillar-hijacking fungus Cordyceps sinensis is touted as a natural Viagra.

Podcast Interview >

From the Science Podcast: an interview with Science Asia news editor Richard Stone on Hao Xin's article about academic freedom in China. Subscribe to the Science Podcast.

China's Scientist Premier

In a rare one-on-one interview, Premier Wen Jiabao spoke with Science about China's efforts to ground its economic and social development in sound science.