The Sciences
Beyond San Andreas: Hidden Sea Faults Threaten Giant California Quakes
While actor The Rock dodged boulders in "San Andreas" this weekend, a new study highlighted seafloor cracks that could hurl tsunamis at Los Angeles.
Stories by Josh Fischman
Environment
Arctic Waves Pound Vanishing Ice [Video]
Watch scientists search the Arctic for huge waves that could change weather and destroy delicate ecosystems
Environment
How The Deadly Nepal Earthquake Happened [Infographic]
Saturday's terrible earthquake was the latest result of an ongoing collision of giant pieces of our planet, a slow-moving disaster that started about 50 million years ago.
The Sciences
Undersea Volcano Explodes as Scientists Watch [Video]
The sounds, not the sights, may reveal hidden eruptions
Biotech
Nanomedicine Aims New Treatments at Cancer and Dangerous Wounds
Working on a very small scale lets scientists give drugs abilities denied to larger molecules
Health
Detecting Cancer by Sound [Audio]
Doctors—and you, too—can listen to difference between healthy and malignant cells
Space & Physics
Why Space Stinks [VIDEO]
Parts of this supposed vast emptiness smell like rotten eggs or gunpowder.
Technology
Building New Computers That Function Like Brains [Video]
A computer scientist explains new electronic components that could create giant leaps forward in computer speed and energy efficiency
Mind & Brain
Paralyzed Rats Walk Again with Flexible Spinal Implant
Elastic material bridges gaps, relays nerve impulses, in damaged spinal cords
The Sciences
Six Top Geology Stories of 2014
Volcanic eruptions, killer quakes, giant waves, and how the ground shaped famous battles were among the most compelling stories of the year.
Environment
Budget Bill Stealthily Affects Environment and Energy
Congress took advantage of the pressure to pass a budget bill by adding riders that change rules concerning the environment and energy. Josh Fischman reports
The Sciences
5 Top Chemistry Stories of 2014
New ways to see inside cells, art conservation, and the origin of life are some of the most interesting chemistry stories of the year.
Environment
How Congress Snuck Changes to U.S. Environmental Policy into the New Budget Bill
The $1-trillion bill keeps agencies from acting on clean air and water and energy
The Sciences
Chemists Pick New Leader for World’s Largest Science Society
Former DuPont executive wants to improve consumer information and science education
The Sciences
Billionaire's New Science Institute Plans "Google Maps" View of Cells
Big visions for cell biology prompted Paul Allen to launch the Allen Institute for Cell Science, and new director Rick Horwitz explains its new way of seeing cells
The Sciences
Dog Physics: How Your Pet Solves Its Drinking Problem [VIDEO]
Dogs are sloppy drinkers for a good reason: They splash water up because they cannot suck like people.
The Sciences
Electron Beam Points to Origins of Teotihuacan Stone Faces
New microscope analysis of artifacts from the ancient city also can find fakes in museums
Technology
Watch the Record-Setting Flight of "Atlas," the Human-Powered Helicopter
"Atlas" soars to win flight competition, propelled by four giant rotors and an athletic designer pedaling a bicycle
The Sciences
Can You Escape Zombies If You Smell Like Death?
A chemist explains why a "death cologne" could protect you if the ravenous undead attack this Halloween.
Movies Made Inside a Living Cell
A new microscope can show chromosomes moving within a cell or tiny changes in a growing embryo.
