The SciencesJuly 31, 2009
Fungus Makes Zombie Ants Do All the Work
A tropical fungus has adapted to infect ants and force them to chomp, with surprising specificity, into perfectly located leaves before killing them and taking over their bodies
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EnvironmentJuly 30, 2009
New fishing rules shown to help depleted stocks
HealthJuly 30, 2009
Snake oil or fish oil? Americans shelling out $33.9 billion a year on alternative health treatments
The SciencesJuly 30, 2009
A bat that crawls as much as it flies shows ancient lineages
EnvironmentJuly 29, 2009
Shrimpy Sea Life May Mix Oceans as Much as Tides and Winds Do
Researchers are applying observations made by Charles Darwin's grandson to find that small organisms carry water with them as they go--which means they might play a big role in mixing vast tracts of ocean water
HealthJuly 29, 2009
Pregnant women and children first? CDC announces H1N1 vaccine recommendations
July 28, 2009
Little money left to power down nuclear reactors
HealthJuly 27, 2009
Should a new pathogen lab be built in Tornado Alley?
EnvironmentJuly 27, 2009
Seawater Gets a New Definition
In hopes of better modeling salinity and currents, oceanographers have adopted a new international standard for gauging seawater
HealthJuly 27, 2009
Wanted: Home for 17,000 tons of mercury
HealthJuly 24, 2009
Meet "Tiny," a mouse grown from induced stem cells
EnvironmentJuly 24, 2009
Stopping desertification with bacteria that turn sand into walls
EnvironmentJuly 23, 2009
A Less Shady Future: Could Climate Change Mean Fewer Clouds?
A new study takes aim at the mysterious relationship between clouds and climate, and it finds that a warmer planet could mean fewer clouds, which would mean an even more sultry future for the planet
EnvironmentJuly 23, 2009
Saving the Good, the Bad--And the Ugly [Slide Show]
A hyena might not be as adorable as a tiger cub or dolphin, but a few champions of nature's endangered ugly underdogs say the hideous are just as worthy of protection as the huggable
HealthJuly 22, 2009
Contrary to past thinking, the simian version of HIV can kill chimpanzees
EnvironmentJuly 22, 2009
How do you stop San Francisco Bay from flooding the city? Hold a contest
HealthJuly 21, 2009
As the First H1N1 human vaccine trials get underway, the U.S. earmarks $1.8 billion for the flu's anticipated resurgence
HealthJuly 21, 2009
New Jersey beaches: Sun, sand, surf--and E. coli?
HealthJuly 20, 2009
Air pollution during pregnancy may lower children's IQ
Mind & BrainJuly 17, 2009
Prompts Help Asperger's Patients Overcome Common Problem
Many people with the disorder do not spontaneously attempt to read the mental states of others--but can when asked
EnvironmentJuly 17, 2009
SEC may mandate corporate climate disclosures
BiologyJuly 16, 2009
A lizard that swims through sand
EnvironmentJuly 16, 2009
New Model Aims to Predict Quick Climate Changes
Scientists are checking advanced climate simulation models against existing data to find that they're running right on track to better predict drastic climate change
Mind & BrainJuly 15, 2009
The Brain Adapts in a Blink to Compensate for Missing Information
When part of a person's vision is disrupted, they start seeing the world differently within seconds. Researchers believe this may be proof that the brain reroutes crucial information rather than builds new pathways