The SciencesOctober 12, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Ovulating Strippers Make Bigger Tips
A purpose for the appendix, The rain on Titan falls mainly on Xanadu and more—
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The SciencesOctober 12, 2007
Man implants "ear" in arm
The SciencesOctober 11, 2007
Tree Frog Inspires New Easy-Off Stickies
But can they out-stick wall-walking gecko robots?
The SciencesOctober 9, 2007
Like your iPod? Thank this year's physics Nobelists
The SciencesOctober 5, 2007
Sputnik Hype Launched One-Sided Space Race
Everything changed when Americans thought they were being beaten to space
Space & PhysicsOctober 4, 2007
Earth-Like Planet Spotted in the Making
Ring of dust lies in the sweet spot for liquid water
Space & PhysicsOctober 2, 2007
How Do Artists Portray Exoplanets They've Never Seen?
How realistic are images of planets around other stars—and should they be? CLICK HERE FOR AN IMAGE GALLERY
The SciencesOctober 2, 2007
"Australian actresses are plagiarizing my quantum mechanics lecture to sell printers"
The SciencesOctober 1, 2007
Hot Tails from the Squirrel
EvolutionOctober 1, 2007
Cohabitating Hominids
The SciencesSeptember 30, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Attack of the space microbes
Baboons gone wild, The point of acupuncture and more…
The SciencesSeptember 28, 2007
Quantum Chip Sends Information by Bus
Linking superconducting circuits may lead to bigger quantum computers
The SciencesSeptember 25, 2007
HIV Vaccine Hopeful Fails
Researchers hope a closer look at the data will show the way forward
EvolutionSeptember 21, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Peru Crater Mystery
Velociraptor was just a big chicken, The usual Wookiee suspects, and more…
The SciencesSeptember 20, 2007
Mars Images Reveal Few Signs of Recent Liquid Water
New pix throw cold water on reports of recently flowing streams
The SciencesSeptember 19, 2007
Testes May Prove Fertile Source of Stem Cells
Tracking down powerful adult stem cells in mouse testes may benefit humans, too
The SciencesSeptember 18, 2007
Caught on Film: Lefties Were Rare in 19th-Century England
Turn-of-the-century documentary footage reveals a shortage of lefties in Victorian England
The SciencesSeptember 14, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Bras fail bounce test
Brilliant parrot passes, nonstick chewing gum and more…
Space & PhysicsSeptember 12, 2007
Planet Survived Brush with Red Giant
Will the sun destroy Earth? Astronomers come closer to an answer.
The SciencesSeptember 8, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Popcorn lung leaves the factory
Goats sacrificed to fix airplane, Nuclear mixup and more…
The SciencesSeptember 7, 2007
Mysterious Honeybee Disappearance Linked to Rare Virus
Researchers isolate possible cause of "colony collapse disorder" but stress that other explanations are still in play
The SciencesSeptember 5, 2007
Asteroid Smashup May Have Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
Simulations point to an asteroid collision that sealed the dinosaurs' fate before their reign was half over
TechnologyAugust 31, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Lightsaber to fly on shuttle
Stem cells mend broken rat hearts, stone cold sober astronauts and more…
Space & PhysicsAugust 30, 2007
Mystery of Sun's Superhot Corona May Be Whipped
Rippling magnetic fields finally spotted in the corona