EvolutionSeptember 1, 2014
Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall Talks about What Makes Humans Special [Video]
New ideas about human evolution reveal just how unique Homo sapiens are
Stories by Kristin Leutwyler
HealthDecember 1, 2006
Dying to Be Thin
Eating disorders cripple--literally--millions of young women, in large part because treatments are not always effective or accessible
The SciencesMay 1, 2003
Math's Most Wanted
A Trio of books traces the quest to prove the Riemann Hypothesis
December 10, 2001
'Sonic Flashlight' Lets Doctors See Through Flesh
December 7, 2001
Natural Viral Enzymes Do Battle Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
HealthDecember 6, 2001
Researchers Discover How Alzheimer's Protein Behaves in Healthy Cells
EnvironmentDecember 5, 2001
New Data Kicks Up 'Snowball Earth' Fight
The SciencesDecember 4, 2001
Scanning Tunneling Microscopes Make Surfaces Seem Rougher Than They Are
The SciencesOctober 29, 2001
Protecting the Nation's Water Supply
Long before the recent terrorist attacks, some researchers began developing ways to assess and address threats to the U.S. water infrastructure
The SciencesOctober 12, 2001
Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded for Analyses of Markets with Asymmetric Information
HealthOctober 9, 2001
Study Finds No Link Between Drinking Soda and Cavities in Teens
HealthOctober 9, 2001
100th Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology Announced
The SciencesOctober 3, 2001
Casinos More Often Lead to Losses than to Economic Development
EnvironmentOctober 3, 2001
Icelandic Weather System May Explain Melting Arctic Ice
Space & PhysicsOctober 2, 2001
White Dwarf Shooting through Space May Have Left a 'Stellar' Contrail
Space & PhysicsSeptember 27, 2001
One Crater on Eros Ejected Most of the Asteroid's Surface Rocks
The SciencesSeptember 26, 2001
Experiments Reveal How Cells Can Act Like Molten Glass
Space & PhysicsSeptember 25, 2001
Deep Space 1 Cruises Past Comet Borrelly with Ease
HealthSeptember 24, 2001
In Cases of Euthanasia, Men Most Often Kill Women
The SciencesSeptember 24, 2001
New Strategies Needed to Play Traditional Games in the Quantum World
TechnologySeptember 21, 2001
Scientists Create Double Quantum Dot for Computing
The SciencesSeptember 20, 2001
New Theory Exposes Cracks in Laws of Friction
EvolutionSeptember 18, 2001
First Polynesians Crossed the Pacific as Early as 850 B.C.
The SciencesSeptember 11, 2001
PET Scans Show Metabolic Changes that Herald Future Memory Losses