HealthSeptember 1, 2012
Researchers Disagree about How to Extend Human Life Span
Two approaches to longevity research aim to extend the average life span out to a century or more
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EvolutionAugust 30, 2012
New DNA Analysis Shows Ancient Humans Interbred with Denisovans
A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans--relatives to both Neandertals and humans--from genetic fragments in a single finger bone
HealthAugust 27, 2012
Pediatricians Group Praises Benefits of Circumcision for Male Infants
EvolutionAugust 24, 2012
50 Shades of Sea Slug Sex: It's Stranger Than You Think
August 23, 2012
Do Post-Market Drug Trials Need a Higher Dose of Ethics?
Patients who sign up for trials testing more than one already approved intervention do not always know if one is being tested for harmful side effects
HealthAugust 22, 2012
1 in 5 Rx's for Seniors Is Inappropriate
EvolutionAugust 21, 2012
Octopuses Gain Consciousness (According to Scientists' Declaration)
HealthAugust 16, 2012
Is Your Slimmer Self Waiting Online?
EvolutionAugust 15, 2012
Ebola-Like Disease Has Snakes Tied Up in Knots
EvolutionAugust 8, 2012
Early Meat-Eating Human Ancestors Thrived While Vegetarian Hominin Died Out
HealthAugust 6, 2012
Brain Scans of Hoarders Reveal Why They Never De-Clutter
August 3, 2012
Animal Olympics: The Fastest Critters on Earth [Slide Show]
Usain Bolt might be the world's fastest human but animals big and small would handily beat him
HealthAugust 1, 2012
Medical Technology Donations Often Fail to Help
August 1, 2012
Sports Psychologists Extend Their Counseling to Athletes' Coaches and Families
Mental trainers reach further to create the ideal environment for victory
EvolutionAugust 1, 2012
How Octopuses Hide in Plain Sight to Trick Predators
Octopuses can make themselves invisible
HealthJuly 31, 2012
Free Birth Control, Reproductive Services for Women Starting August 1
HealthJuly 27, 2012
How Computers Could Reduce the Spread of HIV
July 26, 2012
Early HIV Treatment Might Save Livelihoods as Well as Lives
People who manage their HIV infections from an early stage are able to work more and keep their kids in school
EvolutionJuly 26, 2012
Skin Bacteria Are Your Friends
EvolutionJuly 25, 2012
First Prehistoric Snake Slithered Out on Land-Not at Sea
EvolutionJuly 24, 2012
Are Zombie Bees Infiltrating Your Neighborhood?
July 19, 2012
Sequencing of Single Sperm Could Reveal New Infertility Causes
Sperm, decoded: a technological achievement parses the genomes of individual sperm cells, showing a new way to study reproductive medicine and hereditary cancer
EvolutionJuly 18, 2012
Moss Sperm Smells Sweet Enough for Sex
EvolutionJuly 12, 2012
For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex