EvolutionJuly 11, 2012
Major Phobias Might Hasten Aging
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EvolutionJuly 11, 2012
1 Big Migration Spawned Most-but Not All-Indigenous Americans
HealthJune 28, 2012
Health Act Intact: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care
With the constitutionality of the Obama administration's health care reform law assured, policy experts are looking to the November elections for the fate of the law
HealthJune 23, 2012
Species-Specific Microbes May Be Key to a Healthy Immune System
Mice raised with human microbiomes never develop mature immune systems, which may explain the rise in immunological illnesses
HealthJune 21, 2012
Deadly Pandemic Bird Flu Details Finally Are Made Public
Scientists and policymakers argue that publishing full H5N1 ferret papers is important for protecting humanity against future pandemics
HealthJune 20, 2012
Hotel Rooms' Most Bacteria-Laden Surfaces? Don't Touch That Dial
HealthJune 15, 2012
Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Help Smokers Remember Dangers
HealthJune 13, 2012
Body Count: Taking Stock of All the Bugs That Call Humans Home
Characterizing the diverse human microbiome may someday help us avoid disease and boost health
EvolutionJune 13, 2012
Saturated Fats Change Gut Bacteria-and May Raise Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
HealthJune 11, 2012
Statins Are Linked with Fatigue
EvolutionJune 7, 2012
This Psychedelic Shrimp Will Get You Hammered
EvolutionJune 4, 2012
Ultra Marathons Might Be Ultra Bad for Your Heart
EvolutionJune 1, 2012
How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible [Video]
EvolutionMay 31, 2012
Brains' Social Network Formula Dates Back Hundreds of Millions of Years
EvolutionMay 30, 2012
Men's Offices Harbor More Bacteria Than Women's
HealthMay 29, 2012
Can the "Urban Advantage" Bring Better Global Health as City Populations Skyrocket?
HealthMay 21, 2012
Improved but Not Always Safe: Despite Global Efforts, More Than 1 Billion People Likely at Risk for Lack of Clean Water
U.N. Development Goals for better drinking water have already been reached, but a closer look shows that the measures fail to truly account for the lack of access to safe water
EnvironmentMay 17, 2012
Job Killer? Try Bottom Line Booster: Workplace Safety Inspections Save Money, Jobs, Limbs
EvolutionMay 14, 2012
Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse Recorded in Octopus DNA
EvolutionMay 10, 2012
5-Armed Brittle Stars Always Face Front
EvolutionMay 9, 2012
DNA Fingers Real-Life Captain Ahabs for Precipitous Decline of Gray Whales
HealthMay 1, 2012
Tomorrow's Medicine
A look at some of the most promising medical devices now in development
HealthApril 27, 2012
Shift Workers in Dangerous Industries Most Likely to Be Short on Sleep
HealthApril 24, 2012
Cocaine Habit Ages Brain Prematurely