March 6, 2013
Women in Biotechnology: Barred from the Boardroom
The number of women in scientific research is going up, but men still rule in places where academia crosses into industry
Stories by Alison McCook
Alison McCook is a science writer based in New York City.
The SciencesMarch 1, 2011
She's 11, Going on 2,500: What an Average Ancient Greek Looked Like
Museumgoers get their first glimpse of an average resident of ancient Greece
The SciencesJune 1, 2002
Lifting the Screen
An accurate test is not always the best way to find cancer
Space & PhysicsMay 1, 2002
Watered-Down Mars
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2002
As Good as Old
The SciencesApril 8, 2002
Virtual Voyage Through the Body
A clever combination of detailed imaging and graphics software creates virtual endoscopy: a non-invasive peek inside the body
EvolutionApril 1, 2002
Score One for Natural Selection
HealthApril 1, 2002
Breaking and Entering
HealthApril 1, 2002
Early to Rise
The SciencesApril 1, 2002
Gene Fiends?
The SciencesDecember 1, 2001
The Nobel Prizes for 2001
In October the Royal Swedish Academy marked the centennial of the Nobel Prizes. The laureates in each field received a portion of 10 million Swedish kronor, or about $957,000.
Space & PhysicsNovember 1, 2001
New Kid on the Block
The SciencesNovember 1, 2001
Iron Deficiency
TechnologyOctober 1, 2001
A Warmer Superconductor?
The SciencesOctober 1, 2001
Road Rage
EvolutionSeptember 1, 2001
Infectious Selection
HealthAugust 1, 2001
When Fish is not Brain Food
The SciencesJuly 1, 2001
Napoleon's Revenge
In The U.S., Height Hits Its Head On The Genetic Ceiling
HealthJuly 1, 2001
Bigger Snips of DNA
Mind & BrainJuly 1, 2001
Born Again
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2001
Dwindling Albedo
The SciencesJune 1, 2001
Copy Unprotected
HealthJune 1, 2001
Locating the Latent Enemy
The SciencesJune 1, 2001
Boning Up