Stories by Larry Greenemeier

The al Qaeda leader's popularity was waning in Pakistan, but the nature of his death has created fodder for conspiracy theorists

The New York International Auto Show features a fleet of vehicles with brawn, brains and an environmental conscience

Researchers claim to wirelessly break into automobile networks to take control of brakes and steering as the automobile industry shores up defenses

As Japanese officials caution the Fukushima region about low levels of radioactive elements in soil and plants, researchers develop devices to more easily measure exposure levels

After an unanticipated setback a year ago, Myriad Genetics has taken its case to a federal appeals court to retain its patents for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes

Cracks in the aluminum skin of an aircraft are commonplace, but the hole that opened up in the cabin of Southwest Airlines Flight 812 last week could, and should, have been prevented

Researchers have developed a technique for using polymer-based nanoparticles to dissolve infectious bacteria's protective outer membranes so they cannot morph into more dangerous forms

Some radioactive contaminants could be filtered out or allowed to decay, whereas others would pose more serious long-term problems

A Columbia computer science professor develops a build-it-yourself camera and educational Web site to promote science and engineering in young students

Generally, bots have proved effective operating in high-radiation environments, but Japan's nuclear crisis poses new challenges

Dean Kamen's FIRST robotics program celebrates 20 years of turning education into an arena sport

Any future discussion of nuclear power will have to take a hard look at regulation and safety, in particular the practice of storing spent nuclear fuel rods on-site

Drugmakers are claiming to be running out of the thyroid cancer preventative, but depending on age and other circumstances, its usefulness is limited

Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant normally relied on purified water to whisk away heat from its reactors, until the destruction wrought by the March 11 tsunami called for extreme measures

As Japan suffered the worst earthquake in the country's recorded history, tsunami waves fanned out across the Pacific Ocean at the speed of a jetliner

Automatic gear shifting for safer and more efficient wheelchairs; a technique for harnessing terahertz spectroscopy; "humanized" lab mice; and cheaper, more accurate malaria testing--meet this year's crop of Lemelson-M.I.T. collegiate student prize winners

A mechanical engineer hopes to restore function to stroke-paralyzed vocal cords, although stimulating the correct nerves could be challenging--and risky