Stories by JR Minkel

Whether the slower growth will last remains to be seen

Detection technique may pave the way for a more tailored treatment that delays the onset of drug resistance

More than a century later, researchers isolate a gene manipulated by the Austrian monk in his groundbreaking experiments

Technique promises a sharper view of the weakest force

First 3-D simulation of supernovae points to rotating shock waves as source of pulsar spin

Public health groups take a page from business to understand the developing world's weak demand for drugs and vaccines

Transformed muscle fibers hint at new strategies for muscle-wasting diseases

Controversial theory gets green light from physicists

Stem cells created from unfertilized mice eggs are successfully transplanted without immune rejection

A new study shows that sleep-deprived interns are prone to err--sometimes fatally

Vaginal gel liquefies to release an antiviral drug in response to semen

Light pulses may strip lead paint more efficiently than scrapers and solvents can

DNA computing may scale up dramatically by taking a page from the electronic world

Water may be trickling down Martian craters as you read this

70,000-year-old African ritual practices linked to mythology of modern Botswanans

U.S. Vice President The former presidential candidate is the preeminent spokesperson on climate change

Zurich, Switzerland A top insurer highlights the dire consequences that could result from global warming

Massachusetts Institute of Technology This eclectic investigator draws inspiration from nature's genius for building things at the nanoscale

In the nanoworld, three square millimeters is pretty big territory

Unmatched in complexity for 1,000 years, the device counted down the months until eclipses and might once have shown the positions of the planets.