January 24, 2011
Digital reduction: Newly described dinosaur had only one finger per stubby forelimb
Stories by Katherine Harmon
January 24, 2011
Heart disease treatment costs set to triple to $818 billion annually by 2030
January 21, 2011
Migrating animals might decrease the spread of bird flu and other infectious diseases
EvolutionJanuary 20, 2011
Germinators: Amoeba Farmers and Other Organisms That Grow Their Own Food [Slide Show]
New research shows how a social slime mold species seeds its own food, giving ants, termites and other fungal harvesters steep competition for surprising agriculture adaptations
January 19, 2011
Can ecological models explain global financial markets--and make them more stable?
January 19, 2011
How Might Steve Jobs's Liver Transplant Be Affecting His Health?
A University of Chicago Medical Center transplantation expert explains the ins and outs of liver transplant complications and Jobs's rare form of pancreatic cancer
January 17, 2011
Organic milk delivers more consistent nutrition across seasons
January 14, 2011
Does Calorie-Labeling at Restaurants Lead to Healthier Eating?
An economist from Duke University explains why serving up more information in fast food restaurants might not change people's menu choices
HealthJanuary 13, 2011
Transgenic chickens get bird flu without passing it on
HealthJanuary 13, 2011
To help prevent falls, the elderly should cut down on meds, increase vitamin D, new guidelines say
HealthJanuary 12, 2011
Cost of cancer care projected to jump nearly 40 percent by 2020
HealthJanuary 12, 2011
Health Lags in Haiti 1 Year After the Earthquake
Can a country already beset with a failing infrastructure rebound to beat cholera and bring 21st-century health services to its citizens?
Mind & BrainJanuary 11, 2011
The Chances of Recovering from Brain Trauma: Past Cases Show Why Millimeters Matter [Slide Show]
As doctors continue to monitor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's condition, previous cases of brain injury resulting from bullets and other assaults can help explain what happens to the nervous system during major injuries--and how those rare recoveries are possible
EvolutionJanuary 6, 2011
Jaws of Life: High-Power Scans Reveal Teeth, Food of Ammonites
An important indicator species in the fossil record, ammonites played a major ecological role in their day, so figuring out what--and how--they ate should lead to a bounty of new knowledge about the ancient ocean
January 5, 2011
Copycat catfish evade competition
January 5, 2011
Boxing birds might have had a mean swing with their clublike wings
January 4, 2011
Walking Speed Predicts Life Expectancy of Older Adults
Baby boomers who keep up the pace as they age are likely to outlive those who slow down
January 3, 2011
Did big babies help bring human ancestors down from the trees?
December 30, 2010
Alpha-carotene from veggies linked to longer life
December 29, 2010
The Body under General Anesthesia Tracks Closer to Coma Than Sleep
Studying brain waves and physiologic patterns in patients under general anesthesia might help researchers build new neurological models of disorders, such as comas and insomnia
December 27, 2010
Fossilized food stuck in Neandertal teeth indicates plant-rich diet
December 26, 2010
Genomes for wild strawberries and fine cacao sequenced
EvolutionDecember 23, 2010
Not Neandertal: Genome from fossil fingers a new, recently extinct human
Mind & BrainDecember 20, 2010
Autistic children have trouble catching on to patterns in real-world scenarios