The SciencesMay 8, 2008
What's Our Connection to the Platypus?
Strange animal offers insight into adaptations that are unique to almost all mammals
Stories by Nikhil Swaminathan
The SciencesMay 6, 2008
How Boys Become Boys (and Sometimes Girls)
New research explains how three proteins conspire to determine an embryo's sex
EnvironmentMay 5, 2008
More than 22,000 Dead, 40,000 Missing from Myanmar Cyclone
10-hour storm is the deadliest to strike the country in recent memory
The SciencesMay 5, 2008
Are There Missing Pieces to the Human Genome Project?
A new study finds up to 250 regions where the reference genome sequenced over 13 years may be missing information
The SciencesMay 2, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Was the Red Baron Just Lucky?
City of coughing angels; Absinthe doesn't really make the art grow fonder; Giant squid dissected and more...
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2008
Do You See What I See?
HealthApril 30, 2008
Researchers Make Human Flu Antibodies at Record Speed
Fast treatment manufactured from flu survivors' antibodies could pave the way to more effectively thwarting pandemics
Mind & BrainApril 29, 2008
Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power?
New study shows why the brain drains so much of the body's energy
The SciencesApril 28, 2008
In Abstract: Avoid Concrete Examples When Teaching Math
New study indicates that extraneous information in word problems may cover up mathematical concepts
TechnologyApril 25, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Get rowdy at this pub and you'll get bounced by a bot
New drug raises hope Alzheimer's cure not far off; Does ennui lead to errors? (hint: oui); and more . . .
Mind & BrainApril 24, 2008
For the Brain, Cash Is Good, Status Is Better
New studies show that money and social values are processed in the same brain region, providing insight into how we make choices
Mind & BrainApril 22, 2008
Vaccine Injury Case Offers a Clue to the Causes of Autism
Could a group of disorders involving the "power plants of the cell" explain why some vaccinated children develop autism but the vast majority don't?
HealthApril 22, 2008
Wake Up and Die: Activating Dormant Bacteria to Kill Them
A new strategy for wiping out quiescent infections could help to battle tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
TechnologyApril 18, 2008
News Bytes of the Week: Toxic Pets?
Trading security for sweets, Researchers trick Wi-Fi, Traders' testosterone levels predict their profits and more...
HealthApril 16, 2008
That Flu You Caught? It Came from East and Southeast Asia
Scientists figure out the yearly travel plans for seasonal flu, which could lead to better vaccines
The SciencesApril 4, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--(Weird Sex) in an octopus's garden
Guitar science; Breakbone fever cripples Rio; Is the Large Hadron Collider doomsday-safe? and more
HealthApril 4, 2008
Pediatrician zings Jenny McCarthy over vaccines and autism
HealthApril 4, 2008
Why Some Smokers Get Lung Cancer--And Others Are Spared
Nicotine addiction gene may also increase susceptibility to lung cancer
The SciencesApril 2, 2008
World Science Festival: science boosterism comes to New York
HealthApril 2, 2008
Fasting May Bolster Healthy Cells' Resistance to Chemo Toxins
Starving healthy cells helps to differentiate them from tumor cells, a trick that could make cancer treatments more effective
EnvironmentMarch 28, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Smoldering Hawaiian volcano an ongoing geologic hottie
The oldest voice recording, Nose for danger, A new twist on silicon circuits and more...
Mind & BrainMarch 28, 2008
A New, Genetic Model for Schizophrenia
A new study points to rare gene duplications and deletions that are believed to play a significant role in the psychological disorder
TechnologyMarch 25, 2008
Hybrid MRI-PET Scanner Reveals Tumors Earlier and in More Detail
Improved imaging technology promises more timely diagnosis and could be available for clinical use within three years
Mind & BrainMarch 21, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Can Money Make You Happy?
A camera with a thousand lenses, fMRIs can't finger fibbers and more...