Dec 19th, 2008 · It is a question on the minds of many people this season: Does spiking the homemade eggnog safeguard it against salmonella? Eggnog-expert and microbiologist Vince Fischetti of The Rockefeller University in New York runs some tests to find out.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Mars, the maker of M&Ms, is teaming with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and IBM to make chocolate give up its secrets. They're spending more than $10 million in an effort to sequence the genome of the cacao plant — from which chocolate is made.
May 1st, 2008 · President Bush says he will sign legislation that the Senate passed Wednesday to ensure that students can borrow money for college.
Apr 8th, 2008 · While many states implement so-called "shield laws" to preserve the bond between reporters and their sources, no such safeguards currently exist under federal law. Congress is now considering legislation that would help protect journalists from having to reveal their confidential sources.
Feb 26th, 2008 · The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway, is designed to safeguard more than 2 billion seeds in case of natural or manmade disaster. Norway owns the facility, and the Global Crop Diversity Trust is funding the seed collection.
Jan 3rd, 2008 · Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf met with reporters Thursday and responded to accusations that he bears some responsibility for Benazir Bhutto's assassination. He said Bhutto was warned about the threat against her and asked, "Who is to be blamed for her coming out (of) her vehicle?"
Dec 18th, 2007 · Consumers taking out home mortgages are getting new protections against foul lending practices under a plan introduced by the Federal Reserve. New rules safeguard subprime borrowers. The heightened lending standards come amid fresh news as housing construction fell.
Sep 5th, 2007 · The controversial program aimed at catching terrorists has been discontinued by the Homeland Security Department while it was still in the testing phase after investigators found it did not meet required privacy safeguards and was too difficult to use.