EvolutionJanuary 23, 2012
Birds of a Feather: Genetic Classification Reveals Pigeons' Exceptional Diversity [Slide Show]
City dwellers may regard pigeons as pests, but they are among the most beautiful and divergent of all bird species
Stories by Sarah Fecht
EvolutionJanuary 16, 2012
Test Tube Yeast Evolve Multicellularity
By watching evolution in progress, scientists reveal key developments in the evolution of complex life and put evolutionary theories to the test
HealthDecember 15, 2011
Translating Calorie Counts into Exercise Equivalents Leads to Healthier Choices
The SciencesDecember 5, 2011
Lab Sabotage: Some Scientists Will Do Anything to Get Ahead
HealthDecember 5, 2011
FDA to Approve New Generics, But Health Care Savings Will Be Minimal
New biological drugs are too complex to be regulated the old way
TechnologyDecember 1, 2011
World-Changing Ideas
10 new technologies that will make a difference
The SciencesDecember 1, 2011
Microbe Miners
Bacteria extract metals and clean up the mess afterward
November 3, 2011
Why Pioneers Breed Like Rabbits
Families that colonized the Canadian frontier contributed more genetic material to the modern population than folks who stayed home, says a new study
EvolutionOctober 19, 2011
Longevity Shown for First Time to Be Inherited via a Non-DNA Mechanism
Experiments with worms show that altering an enzyme can not only lengthen their life spans, but that the longevity effect can be carried across several generations
EnvironmentOctober 17, 2011
D.C. Power Play: Students Vie to Build Affordable, Energy Self-Sufficient Homes in U.S. Solar Decathlon
EnvironmentOctober 7, 2011
U.K. Geoengineering Tests Delayed until Spring
Mind & BrainSeptember 26, 2011
The Hedonic Nose: Pleasure May Organize Your Sense of Smell
The nose really might "know" good from bad, even before the brain does
The SciencesSeptember 22, 2011
Urban Geology: Artists Investigate Where Cities and Natural Cycles Intersect [Slide Show]
Excerpts from a new book reveal the "geo-architecture" of New York City
EnvironmentSeptember 14, 2011
U.K. Researchers to Test "Artificial Volcano" for Geoengineering the Climate
An experiment starting next month in the U.K. will pump water one kilometer into the air to test a new climate-cooling method that eventually could deliver sunlight-reflective sulfate particles into the stratosphere