The Astronaut's New Clothes
Since the early days of manned space flight, engineers have designed a wide variety of space suits. Their biggest challenge, though, may still lie ahead: a suit for the first manned mission to Mars
Perseid Meteor Shower Sets the Stage for November's Leonids
Gene Study Suggests Early Evolution of Land Plants and Fungi Changed Earth's Climate
Brain Study Shows Grandmaster Chess Players Think Differently Than Amateurs Do
Gaseous Emissions at Oracle of Delphi Entranced the Pythia
Multitasking May Diminish, Not Boost, Productivity
New Theory Explains How Earth's Early Atmosphere Became Oxygen-Rich
The Submerged Subway Reef
Despite environmental concerns, artificial reefs made from subway cars may soon provide a habitat for reef fish along the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Abnormal RNA, Not Faulty Proteins, May Cause Myotonic Dystrophy
Astronomers Find Optical Light from the Corona of a Star Other Than Our Sun
Scientists Say They Have Found Extraterrestrial Life in the Stratosphere But Peers Are Skeptical
Spacecraft Finds Spot Where Solar Wind and Earth's Magnetosphere Connect
More Children Are Seriously Injured on Playgrounds Than in Traffic
Anatomical Abnormalities in the Brain May Contribute to Stuttering
The 2000 Election, Reengineered
A team of scientists spent the past six months examining where the most recent presidential election went wrong. Now they know how to fix it
Study in Worms Shows How Proteins Work to Dispatch Nerve Signals
Medieval Korean Records Corroborate English Observation of Sunspots
Film Reveals Order in Jupiter's Seemingly Chaotic Polar Storms
Medication May Explain Lincoln's Legendary Fits of Rage
DDT May Cause Premature Births
Scientists Develop a Wildfire Forecasting System
Saturn's 12 New Moons May Have Started as Three
Scientists Discover Novel Type of Hydrothermal Vents
New Study Probes Psychology of Online Buyers