Stories by Larry Greenemeier

A Temple University psychology associate professor explains what happens when sedatives and stimulants collide in the body

San Francisco may stop restaurants from offering toys as an incentive to buy unhealthy food aimed at kids. One professor of nutrition, food studies and public health says this is a pretty good start, but more can be done

Robots continue to play ever-more important combat roles in the air and on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq, and their responsibilities will only continue to grow

Explosive packages intercepted in England and Dubai reveal new terrorist strategies for taking down aircraft as well as highlight a lack of funding and resources dedicated to cargo inspections

The fight over the state's controversial Proposition 23 culminates November 2, when voters decide whether to proceed with efforts to cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020

Researchers are studying whether the presence of certain proteins in the blood could provide signs of the formative stage of a malignancy

About two thirds of the states use a combination of barbituric, paralytic and toxic agents for executions, despite a lack of scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness. Although the procedure may be subject to FDA approval, the agency has avoided any ruling on the cocktail's efficacy in delivering a merciful death

International governments and ISPs gather at Columbia University to discuss speeds and limits of data networks

Dean Kamen's new television program takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge research in hopes of inspiring a new generation of scientists, engineers and inventors

But now comes the hard part: making phones, PCs and other mobile gadgets that can take advantage of the broadcast spectrum's strong signals

Diamond, Mortensen and Pissarides honored for model to help economists study "search frictions"

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have described a way of making graphene that preserves the material's conductive properties, an early step toward graphene–silicon electronics

With the world's energy demands expected to increase more than three-fold over the next century, ExxonMobil and Shell executives acknowledge the necessity (and difficulty) of unseating inexpensive and efficient crude oil and coal

Major telecoms push for portable, personal base stations to offload growing network traffic

Major telecoms push for portable, personal base stations to offload growing network traffic