The Elusive Theory of Everything
Physicists have long sought to find one final theory that would unify all of physics. Instead they may have to settle for several
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Sensational Sucker: The Neural Complexity of the Octopus Organ
The octopus sucker can feel, taste, grip, manipulate—and act of its own accord
How We Are Evolving
New analyses suggest that recent human evolution has followed a different course than biologists would have expected
Revolution Postponed: Why the Human Genome Project Has Been Disappointing
The Human Genome Project has failed so far to produce the medical miracles that scientists promised. Biologists are now divided over what, if anything, went wrong—and what needs to happen next...
In Science We Trust: Poll Results on How You Feel about Science
Our Web survey of readers suggests that the scientifically literate public still trusts its experts—with some important caveats
Origami Observatory: Behind the Scenes with the Webb Space Telescope
NASA is building an innovative and risky space telescope that promises to surpass the hugely successful Hubble. Here's an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the most audacious space project in decades...
Robot Be Good: A Call for Ethical Autonomous Machines
Autonomous machines will soon play a big role in our lives. It's time they learned how to behave ethically
Digitizer in Chief: A Q&A with the White House Information Czar on Making the Government Transparent
The first step toward transparent government, says White House information czar Vivek Kundra, is to make all its information freely available on the Web
Reinventing the Leaf: Artificial Photosynthesis to Create Clean Fuel
The ultimate fuel may come not from corn or algae but directly from the sun itself
Desperation Drives Parents to Dubious Autism Treatments
Diagnoses have soared, but valid treatments are few. Parents have turned instead to dubious, and often risky, alternative therapies
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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Jab Fight, Racing Airplane and End of the Earth
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New, Yet Familiar
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Readers Respond to "Is Time an Illusion?" and Other Articles
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The Power of Sniff
Death and Chocolate: Disease Threatens to Devastate Global Cocoa Supply
Trash Is Her Treasure: A Profile of a Sanitation Anthropologist
A View to a Kill: New Imaging Watches How Mitochondria Change During Disease
The Biggest Bang Theory: Astronomers Confirm a New Type of Supernova
When Small Numbers Lead to Big Errors
There's Wisdom in Those Tweets: Social Science Data Emerges from the Twitterverse
Just How Small Is the Proton?
Flight of the Squid
The First Butchers
Craving a Cure: A Virtual Meth House Serves as Fodder for Addiction Studies
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Getting GPS Out of a Jam
What's Ahead: Self-Cleaning Solar Panels
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Power Hackers: The U.S. Smart Grid Is Shaping Up to Be Dangerously Insecure
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How Primary Care Heals Health Disparities
- The Science Agenda
Why Broadband Service in the U.S. Is So Awful
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Question Time: Informational Crowdsourcing Takes Off, by David Pogue
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Recommended: Mummies of the World
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Can You Hear Me Now? The Truth about Cell Phones and Cancer
- Anti Gravity
Real Skyscrapers: How Cities Affect the Path of Hurricanes
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Dying to Eat: A Graphical View of U.S. Obesity
