Public HealthJuly 2, 2011
What's in Your Wiener? Hot Dog Ingredients Explained
Taking a look at the ingredients in a Fourth of July favorite
Stories by Katherine Harmon
July 1, 2011
French Bug Plays 100-Decibel Mating Call on Genitalia
July 1, 2011
Terrorists Get Better with Practice: New Mathematical Model Shows How Fatal Attacks Escalate Over Time
Scientists enlist physics, math and evolutionary biology to tackle the seemingly impossible challenge of finding patterns in the chaos of modern war
Mind & BrainJuly 1, 2011
The Third-Hand Illusion
Could you use an extra hand? The brain's body plan might not be limited to two arms
June 30, 2011
Bring On the Peanuts: Food Allergy Therapies Move Closer to Approval
Fifteen years after an experimental peanut allergy shot killed one patient, researchers have ramped up the science to find alternative treatments, including protein powders and herbal mixtures
June 28, 2011
U.S. Territory Hospitals Have Higher Death Rates, Less Federal Funding
June 27, 2011
Sequencing of Tasmanian Devil Genome Suggests New Attack on Contagious Cancer, Clues for Conservation
HealthJune 26, 2011
Fukushima Absorbed: How Plutonium Poisons the Body
HealthJune 25, 2011
Worldwide Diabetes More Than Doubled Since 1980
June 22, 2011
Why the Best Male Doesn't Always Win
June 22, 2011
City Living Changes Brain's Stress Response
June 21, 2011
Snake Genome Suggests Treatments for Human Heart Disease
June 20, 2011
Genetics and Geographical Mapping Help to Crack Ecological Puzzles for Rare Species
June 18, 2011
Supersize Spores Make Fungal Infections More Deadly, Possibly Explaining Victims in Missouri
The SciencesJune 16, 2011
Father Nature: 8 Great, Super-Dedicated Animal Dads [Slide Show]
What other species' padres should we be saluting this Father's Day?
Mind & BrainJune 8, 2011
Autism's Tangled Genetics Full of Rare and Varied Mutations
Several new studies highlight the complexity of autism's genetic roots, revealing why it strikes boys more than girls and offering clues for possible new treatments
June 7, 2011
Excessive Jellyfish Excrement Boosts Bacteria, Stings Fish Populations
HealthJune 4, 2011
New MRSA Strain Found in Dairy Cattle and Humans
High-tech genetic tests miss a new strain of drug-resistant staph, which seems to be transferable between people and cows
June 2, 2011
Interactive Learning Closes College Science Achievement Gap--on a Shoestring Budget
June 2, 2011
Pyramid versus Plate: What Should the USDA's Food Chart Look Like?
Nutritionist Marion Nestle explains why the new dietary model should help Americans understand how to eat better--and how it could be improved
BiologyJune 1, 2011
Penguin Groups Use Physics to Avoid the Crush and Keep Warm
May 31, 2011
Radiation from Cell Phones Flagged as "Possibly"--Not Probably--Carcinogenic
The SciencesMay 31, 2011
Did You "Bring Science Home"?
May 27, 2011
Recycle! Make Old Paper New
Bring Science Home: Activity 20