The Enemy within: A New Pattern of Antibiotic Resistance
A new pattern of antibiotic resistance that is spreading around the globe may soon leave us defenseless against a frighteningly wide range of dangerous bacterial infections
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Seconds Before the Big One
Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a big tremor strikes—time enough to save lives
Natural-Born Killer: The Tentacled Snake
Lethal from day one, the tentacled snake uses surprisingly sly tactics to capture fish
Can the Dead Sea Live?
Irrigation and mining are sucking the salt lake dry, but together Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority could save the sacred sea
The Inflation Debate
Is the theory at the heart of modern cosmology deeply flawed?
Food Fight: The Case for Genetically Modified Food
Genetically modified crops, says agro-research czar Roger Beachy, receive an unjustified shellacking from environmentalists
Neuroscience in the Courtroom
Brain scans and other types of neurological evidence are rarely a factor in trials today. Someday, however, they could transform judicial views of personal credibility and responsibility...
Solving the Cocktail Party Problem
Computers have great trouble deciphering voices that are speaking simultaneously. That may soon change
The Orderly Chaos of Proteins
To do their magic in the cell, proteins must fold into rigid shapes—or so standard wisdom says. But a more tangled story is beginning to emerge
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Killer Science Portrayed on Dexter and Breaking Bad
Our Big Pig Problem
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Tiling, Race to the South Pole and Caesium
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Readers Respond to "A Geometric Theory of Everything" and Other Articles
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Arid Land, Thirsty Crops
Cracking a Century-Old Enigma
Too Contagious to Fail: Why Bankers Should Think More Like Epidemiologists
Getting to Know You: Bit.ly Chief Scientist Finds Rich Data in Shortened Links
Patent Watch: "StunRay" Disables with a Flash of Light
Tame Your Inner Tiger
Watson Looks for Work
Too Much Information? Noninvasive Genetic Tests for the Unborn
Outsmarting Dengue Fever by Vaccinating Mosquitoes
Crab Love Nest
What Is It?
My, What Long Telomeres You Have
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Rethinking the Dream of Human Spaceflight
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Why Are Asthma Rates Soaring?
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Seeing Forever: Storing Bits Isn't the Same as Preserving Them, by David Pogue
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Recommended: A World without Fish
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UFOs, UAPs and CRAPs
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