Stories by Peter Sergo

The brain surges with activity just before death

Google, Microsoft and other providers of Web-based services for managing health care information promise to keep it secure, but privacy policies vary from site to site

Dominant animals have bigger brains

Emotiv Systems introduces a sensor-laden headset that interprets gamers' intentions, emotions and facial expressions

Drug therapies show promise in the battle against addictive stimulants

Our pupils dilate the moment we realize a joke is funny

DARPA initiative to develop self-navigating robots introduces a world of potential for the development of autonomous vehicles, but will the government take advantage of its research or let it wither on the vine?

More than a quarter of adults are afflicted

A new technique may give years of advanced warning

Novel ways of calculating routes and predicting traffic jams promise less time in the car

Merck settles Vioxx suit, Mothra meets Robocop and more…