http://www.miller-mccune.com/science_environment Science & Environment en-us <p>Humankind can learn a lot from the power of circadian clocks and sunlight observation that are child&rsquo;s play to monarch butterflies.</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0700 http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/499 <p>A comprehensive new robotics handbook raises the question: Will we take these machines into our everyday lives? A <em>Miller-McCune</em> interview of the University of Naples&rsquo; Bruno Siciliano.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/483 <p>To stave off water crises created by climate change, we need new systems that manage water, energy and ecosystems together. Here&rsquo;s why.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/488 <p>Advances in the field of epigenetics show that environmental contaminants can turn genes &ldquo;on&rdquo; and &ldquo;off,&rdquo; triggering serious diseases that are handed down through generations. But there&rsquo;s also a more heartening prospect: The same diseases may be treated by relatively simple changes in nourishment and lifestyle.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/489 <p>Biologist Christopher Clark builds sonic buoys that help ships avoid running down the last of the right whales.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/492