March 30, 2010
District court overturns patents on breast cancer genes
Stories by Katherine Harmon
BiologyMarch 29, 2010
Bats re-tune echolocation and use the sun's glow to navigate near and far
March 28, 2010
Addicted to Fat: Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs
Rats given access to high-fat foods showed some of the same characteristics as animals hooked on cocaine or heroin--and found it hard to quit even when given electric shocks
March 25, 2010
New Australian dinosaur fossil shows that tyrannosaurs' range was global
March 24, 2010
H1N1 shares key similar structures to 1918 flu, providing research avenues for better vaccines
March 24, 2010
World's strongest animal effectively benches 1,000 times its body weight
March 23, 2010
An hour of daily exercise helped women stay trim--If they had normal BMIs
March 22, 2010
French hospitals make progress in battle against MRSA through large-scale prevention and monitoring
March 22, 2010
Aquatic invasion: Scientists find first amphibious insect species
March 20, 2010
Human ancestors walked comfortably upright 3.6 million years ago, new footprint study says
HealthMarch 19, 2010
Nuclear Commission fines VA over botched prostate cancer radiation therapies
March 18, 2010
Transcription factors boost genetic differences to make individuals unique
EvolutionMarch 17, 2010
Hominins lived on Flores for nearly 1 million years before the "hobbit"
BiologyMarch 17, 2010
Pregnant male fish can choose to make good babies better or abort (and consume) them
HealthMarch 13, 2010
Advances in disease surveillance: Putting the "public" into public health
March 12, 2010
Condoms for the World Cup and other ways to keep HIV at bay
HealthMarch 11, 2010
Malaria rates drop in the Americas, but travelers still worry
March 10, 2010
Few Studies Compare the Efficacy of Medical Treatments
Despite a growing interest in comparative effectiveness research, little medical study is being done to improve this aspect of patient care
March 8, 2010
Chameleons' tongues still snappy in cool temperatures
March 7, 2010
Another reason vitamin D is important: It gets T cells going
HealthMarch 6, 2010
Genetics in the Gut: Intestinal Microbes Could Drive Obesity and Other Health Issues
The diversity of germs in the human gut suggests microbiota play a greater role in health than previously thought, even driving obesity and other metabolic conditions
EvolutionMarch 4, 2010
A Theory Set in Stone: An Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, After All
A single asteroid impact near the Yucatan remains the best explanation for the massive Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, scientists conclude in a new, deep review
March 4, 2010
Impact Factor: Can a Scientific Retraction Change Public Opinion?
A month after the keystone paper proposing a link between a common childhood vaccine series and autism was retracted, the debate rages on
EvolutionMarch 4, 2010
Dinosaurlike creature spread in Triassic times