EnvironmentJanuary 5, 2010
Greening executives: A new program teaches managers about the business of clean tech
Stories by Carina Storrs
Carina Storrs is a freelance writer in New York City. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provided travel support for this story, which originally appeared in Nature.
HealthJanuary 1, 2010
Prion evolution takes lessons on diversification from viruses
December 31, 2009
Undertakers' New Year's message to drunk drivers: It's your own funeral
December 29, 2009
What a Colored Square Taught Me About Defeating Fear
A fear conditioning study finds a way to drive away frightful memories
HealthDecember 24, 2009
Vitamin C Boosts the Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells
Adding ascorbic acid to culture medium could help overcome the main roadblock in reprogramming human, mouse cells into iPS cells
December 22, 2009
Going the distance: A new study finds that the reward center in the brains of depressed people lacks endurance
HealthDecember 18, 2009
Is Platelet-Rich Plasma an Effective Healing Therapy?
Athletes such as Tiger Woods and the Pittsburgh Steelers's Hines Ward have undergone platelet-rich plasma therapy, but is there evidence that the treatment really speeds the healing of injuries?
HealthDecember 15, 2009
Spread globally, infect locally: Model predicts transmission of flu
HealthDecember 15, 2009
Triple-Drug Cocktail in the Works for Hepatitis C Therapy
Drugs that are specific to hepatitis C will soon go from trial to clinic, giving more patients hope, but a vaccine is still elusive
HealthDecember 8, 2009
Hair dye soon to debut in U.S. that has ammonia's power, sans its odor
EnvironmentDecember 5, 2009
Lightweight "triple-zero" house produces more energy than it uses
December 1, 2009
WHO's New Guidelines on HIV Care Call for Earlier Treatment
The new advice could make three to five million more people eligible to take antiretroviral drugs
Mind & BrainNovember 27, 2009
NFL gains yards in its treatment of players' head injuries
Mind & BrainNovember 26, 2009
People Hear with Their Skin as well as Their Ears
A new study shows that the skin could help us hear by 'feeling' sounds
The SciencesNovember 25, 2009
Stem Cells Could Offer New Source for Skin Grafts
The SciencesNovember 25, 2009
One for the Ages: Bristlecone Pines Break 4,650-Year Growth Record
Rising temperatures could be spurring the growth of mountaintop Great Basin bristlecone pines
HealthNovember 17, 2009
The AMA eases its stance on marijuana
EnvironmentNovember 11, 2009
Study estimates hot air released by the U.S. health care system
HealthNovember 10, 2009
Sicilian Curse: People Living Near Volcanic Mount Etna Could Face Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer
HealthNovember 5, 2009
Newborns may start honing their mother tongue with their first cries
EvolutionNovember 4, 2009
El Niño Cycles Threaten Some New World Monkey Populations
A new study explores how El Niño weather patterns impact fruit- and leaf-eating primates in Central and South America
HealthNovember 3, 2009
Could we be on the verge of a new drug to treat lupus?
October 30, 2009
Slip-Sliding Away: Myrtle Beach Erosion Could Explain Sand Loss along the U.S. East Coast
Sand, sea and surf--a U.S. Geological Survey report takes a holistic approach to studying coastlines to determine how best to save the beaches
Mind & BrainOctober 18, 2009
Sating the Ravenous Brain: Researchers Quell Hunger Neurons in Fruit Flies
Researchers pinpoint an area in the drosophila brain that can trick hungry insects into believing they are full, offering hope for new weight-loss remedies in humans