December 17, 2010
New Tool Tracks Culture through the Centuries via Google Books
The field of "culturomics" promises humanities researchers a robust quantitative tool to analyze cultural trends back to the 1500s
Stories by Katherine Harmon
HealthDecember 16, 2010
Drug-Resistant Genes Spread among Bacteria
Unlike other superbugs, a new class of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are gaining their power from easily transferable genes such as NDM-1
The SciencesDecember 15, 2010
King Henri IV's mummified head identified 400 years after assassination
December 14, 2010
Child nutrition law will require use of scientific dietary guidelines in serving up school lunches
December 13, 2010
Court ruling calls key portion of health care law into question
The SciencesDecember 7, 2010
Pending U.S. Food Safety Bill Promises More Accountability--Backed by Science
If the current food safety bill is signed into law, the origins of contaminants in mystery meats and other comestibles consumed in U.S. food should be faster and easier to uncover and trace
December 1, 2010
The best body mass indexes for low mortality rates
HealthDecember 1, 2010
World AIDS Day Marks Progress Toward Prevention
November 30, 2010
Does diabetes hamper cognitive function by lowering the brain's cholesterol?
November 30, 2010
Recommended Daily Vitamin D Intake Gets a Boost
Most people get enough calcium and the "sunshine vitamin," and an expert panel cautions against taking too much of the nutrients
EvolutionNovember 25, 2010
How land mammals evolved to be so massive
The SciencesNovember 24, 2010
Flying ophidians! Physicists uncover how snakes soar between trees [Video]
November 23, 2010
HIV Drugs Taken Preemptively Cut Rate of Infection Almost in Half
HIV-negative gay and bisexual men who took prophylactic antiretrovirals regularly were less likely to become infected
HealthNovember 22, 2010
Second human embryonic stem cell trial cleared by FDA
November 15, 2010
Perpetrators of HIV crimes uncovered through "evolutionary forensics"
Climate ChangeNovember 15, 2010
Climate projections: Visualizing global warming in the round
November 10, 2010
Autism and mammography: Two stories of statistical confusion
HealthNovember 9, 2010
What are contemporary warfare's hidden assaults on public health?
November 5, 2010
Stem cell research faces uncertain future after the elections
Mind & BrainNovember 5, 2010
Can electrical brain stimulation really make you better at math--and is it less painful than learning calculus?
November 4, 2010
U.S. Jaguar Habitat Designation Delayed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has said it needs another year to study the endangered big cat's potential range north of the border before deciding on a protected area
November 2, 2010
HPV-Positive Cancers Spreading among the Middle-Aged
Debate continues about the efficacy of vaccinating teens against the sexually transmitted papillomavirus as rates of noncervical HPV cancers climbs
November 1, 2010
Could a dose of arthritis medication prevent postsurgical memory loss?
FitnessNovember 1, 2010
Down the hatch: Patients who swallow foreign objects tend to make it a habit