Stories by Lucas Laursen

Scientists are developing new techniques for detecting food and beverage fraud

Argan oil helps to protect yeasts from harsh industrial processes

Mexico's stock market has begun trading simulated emissions permits

A novel system could provide more reliable, localized landslide-risk estimates and thus more trustworthy warnings to residents

New research by anthropologists and forensic scientists is bringing hope to the relatives of war victims as it challenges Spain’s “pact of forgetting” 

Less ice will bring more drilling, more shipping—and even more melting

Scientists race to sample cave ice before it’s too late

Major reforms mean private and foreign firms will help tap more hydrocarbons, including natural gas

Bottom trawling reduces seafloor species and disrupts carbon storage

Although men of all ages and older women who bicycle improve their health, for younger women, the disproportionate fatality rate from accidents canceled the advantage afforded by exercise

One of the nearest stellar explosions since 1987 could become visible in two weeks to skywatchers using binoculars

A giant dinosaur probably had to plod along to keep its body from breaking down

A survivor of last week's deadly train derailment in Spain illustrates how disaster can alter your mind

The tragic incident has brought a decades-old Spanish success story crashing to a halt

Scientists artificially age insects in a bid to learn how their colors evolved

Mobile health care may be falling short

Separate bacteria populations may respond to environmental changes in identical ways

Early trials using mobile technology including text messaging and apps lack rigor and show mixed results

The proliferation of cyanobacteria in oceans may accelerate warming

Cooling down parts of bird brains reveals clues about motor behaviors

Low-tech emergency room therapies can stem the damage from traumatic brain injuries

When we judge vertical distances, environmental cues trick our brains

A ring of warm, salty water in the Atlantic was recently imaged with seismic survey data taken 15 years ago

The brain looks forward