HealthFebruary 1, 2012
Oral Exam
New imaging techniques are helping scientists see what’s really going on in your mouth
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EvolutionFebruary 1, 2012
A Long Flight but No Baggage
The new monarch genome gives clues to how the butterflies travel
EvolutionJanuary 26, 2012
Jumping Spiders Use Blurry Vision to Catch Quick Prey with Precision
HealthJanuary 25, 2012
Risk of Heart Disease Underestimated, Researchers Say
HealthJanuary 19, 2012
Sex Is Safe for Many with Heart Disease, Report Says
HealthJanuary 18, 2012
How Exercise Might Help Our Cells Help Us
HealthJanuary 17, 2012
Childhood and Adult Obesity not Budging Much in the U.S.
HealthJanuary 16, 2012
How Long Could Cruise Ship Crash Victims Survive in Cold Waters?
EvolutionJanuary 13, 2012
Fewer Babies Die, but Many Suffer Long-Term Health Problems
January 12, 2012
Can a Vaccine Cure Haiti's Cholera?
Two years after the earthquake and thousands of deaths later, the debate about whether to use the cholera vaccine in Haiti continues
HealthJanuary 11, 2012
Newly Discovered Hormone Boosts Effects of Exercise, Could Help Fend Off Diabetes
FitnessJanuary 7, 2012
How Has Stephen Hawking Lived Past 70 with ALS?
An expert on Lou Gehrig's disease explains what we know about this debilitating condition and how Hawking has beaten the odds
EvolutionJanuary 5, 2012
Octopuses Reveal First RNA Editing in Response to Environment
EvolutionJanuary 5, 2012
How Does a Fish Mimic a Mimic Octopus? [Video]
EvolutionJanuary 5, 2012
Why Is the New Deep-Sea Antarctic Octopus So Pale?
HealthJanuary 4, 2012
Missing Medical Data Could Harm Patients
EvolutionJanuary 3, 2012
"Zombie" Fly Parasite Killing Honeybees
HealthJanuary 1, 2012
How Ralph Steinman Raced to Develop a Cancer Vaccine--And Save His Life
When Ralph M. Steinman developed pancreatic cancer, he put his own theories about cancer and the immune system to the test. They kept him alive longer than expected—but three days short of learning he had won the Nobel Prize
HealthDecember 30, 2011
What Really Happened in Malta This September When Contagious Bird Flu Was First Announced?
HealthDecember 25, 2011
Green Glow Shows RNA Editing in Real Time
EvolutionDecember 22, 2011
3-D Imaging of Microfossils Muddies Case for Early Animal Embryos
HealthDecember 22, 2011
Journal Retracts Paper that Linked Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to Retrovirus
HealthDecember 20, 2011
Cigarette Additives Increase Toxicity, According to External Analysis
HealthDecember 16, 2011
Malaria Deaths Falling Slowly, WHO Report Says