Canadian oil is closer to home, and also provides a closer look at the environmental havoc wreaked by the process of extracting oil from oil sands.It’s not a new suggestion that the drug company studies that make it into medical journals do not tell the whole story. But a new study takes a look at how data submitted to the FDA stacks up against what gets published.We are about 21 nanometers closer to self-powered electric devices. That amount sounds like a little step, but it could mean a lot.If this is the information age, Florence Nightingale was far ahead of her time. She helped bring about the use of applied statistics, as well as graphics for displaying quantitative information.For when those little mini-bottles of liquor on the plane don’t work, an experimental drug may help travelers overcome jetlag.