Field Trips
Area science museums host special programs of interest for budding scientists and their families.

By the Numbers
Beyond propaganda and rhetoric, numbers tell the real story.

The Laboratory Library: Book Reviews
"Climate Change Reconsidered: The Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change" and "The Fluoride Wars: How a Modest Public Health Measure Became America’s Longest-Running Political Melodrama."

Science, Environment and Technology Studies
Proposal to Raise Fees on Television Providers is Unnecessary, Likely to Increase Cable Rates
The State should not allow municipal governments to increase public, education and government channel fees when there is no evidence of additional demand.

The Opportunities and Limitations of Biomonitoring
Remarkable advances in analytical chemistry now make it possible to measure minute levels of both natural and synthetic compounds in human tissue and body fluids. This “biomonitoring” allows researchers to determine more precisely than ever the degree to which individuals have been exposed to specific chemicals in the environment, and how exposures change over time. Consequently, federal and state officials increasingly regard biomonitoring as a potential new underpinning of environmental and public health regulations.

Groundwater Regulation: An Assessment
In proposing the Water Legacy Act, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is attempting to increase state regulation of groundwater use through a costly and intrusive permit regime. If enacted, this drastic change would upend longstanding water rights and further weaken Michigan’s economy.