Biology
Putting Addiction to Bed: Sleep Drugs Could Subdue Cravings, Too
New sleep aids block the activity of brain peptides called orexins, which play a role in addiction
Stories by Christine Soares
Technology
Portrait in DNA: Can forensic analysis yield police-style sketches of suspects?
How your genes could reveal what you look like
Health
Pandemic Payoff from 1918: A Weaker H1N1 Flu Today
How the legacy of the vicious 1918 outbreak led to today's comparatively tame swine flu
Health
Single Vaccine Dose, Even One from 1976, Could Protect against the H1N1 Swine Flu
The "fiasco" of 1976, which saw the launch of a national vaccination program for an epidemic that never emerged, may be paying off today
Health
Cancer
When a cells controls break down, chaos is unleashed
Health
Teeth
They long predate the smile
Evolution
Bone
Structure, strength and storage in one package
Evolution
Feathers
Barbs became plumes long before birds took wing--in fact, long before birds
Health
The Pill
Infertility treatments led to reproductive liberation
Mind & Brain
External Ears
They guide sound to the sensitive middle ear
Health
AIDS and HIV
The viral infections origin among apes might hold a key for someday taming it
Health
Appendix
Not needed, but not useless
The Sciences
Origins: The Start of Everything
Where do rainbows come from? What about flying cars, love and LSD?
Environment
Could Animal Surveillance Have Seen Swine Flu Coming?
The surveillance of animals for new flu viruses has lagged behind preparations for the human pandemics that can be caused by the bugs
Health
Eyes on the Swine
Could animal surveillance have seen the new flu coming?
Health
Killer Resurrected
U.S. military researcher uncovers clues about 1918 pandemic flu virus
The Sciences
Cancer Clues from Embryonic Development
Rethinking cancer by seeing tumors as a cellular pregnancy
Environment
Sustainable Eating--The Low-Carbon Diet
A California chef and a climate scientist present a recipe for a sustainable diet
Technology
Contest Inspires Limb Regeneration Research
Genome-sequencing contest renews regeneration research
Health
Nicotine Replacement Drug's Bad Trip
Rocky debut for a nicotine mimic tempers hope for widespread use
