Features researched and written for American Communications Foundation (ACF) Newsource, a nonprofit bureau that supplied commercial broadcast news media with under-reported stories on various topics.

Beagle Bladders--Charmingly titled piece on tissue engineering and organ auto-generation.

Combat Food--Army Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) get an upgrade.

Dava Newman--On an MIT engineer devoted to the health & comfort of astronauts.

Elephant Ears--Scientists sonically track African forest elephants.

Green Bullets--The Army develops nontoxic, eco-friendly ammunition. We breathe a sigh of relief.

Green Cancer--A fast-growing, non-native plant species invades Hawaii (and yet another charming title).

Hold Me Now--The US Geological Survey replaces its hold music with spoken earth science facts.

Hop Along--Environmentalists help Mark Twain's red-legged frog make a comeback.

Space Dump--Scientists work to alleviate the space debris problem.

Wonderful Worms--Worm eggs for your sensitive stomach? It could work...