Stories by Jeffrey Bartholet

A handful of scientists aim to satisfy the world's growing appetite for hamburgers—and eventually steak—without wrecking the planet. The first step: grab a petri dish

An inside look at a daring global experiment: using freely available online courses to bring top-tier instruction to the neediest parts of the planet

One in five science students surveyed by Nature and Scientific American has participated in a MOOC—and most would do so again

What the journey of a handful of dust tells us about our fragile planet

Football players diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease may suffer from the effect of repeated blows to the head, controversial new research says

Egypt had a revolution, but Zahi Hawass, the larger-than-life minister of antiquities, is still calling his own shots and making no apologies

Thieves took advantage of the recent chaos in Egypt to steal priceless artifacts. The country's minister of antiquities explains how he got them back

A handful of scientists aim to satisfy the world's growing appetite for steak without wrecking the planet. The first step: grab a petri dish