Secrets of Neandertal Cognition Revealed
Analyses of anatomy, DNA and cultural remains have yielded tantalizing insights into the inner lives of our mysterious extinct cousins
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Could Black Hole Energy Save Humanity's Future?
Let's say some future civilization wanted to get energy out of a black hole. The first step would be to build a space elevator that defies the laws of physics
Molecular Clocks throughout Body, Not Just Brain, Keep Tissues Humming
Genes in the liver, pancreas and other tissues (not just the brain) keep the various parts of the body in sync. Timing miscues may lead to diabetes, depression and other illnesses
Memcomputers: Faster, More Energy-Efficient Devices That Work Like a Human Brain
New types of electronic components, closer to neurons than to transistors, are leading to tremendously efficient and faster “memcomputing”
Energy, Water and Food Problems Must Be Solved Together
Our future rides on our ability to integrate how we use these three commodities
An Electrode in the Brain Turns Off Depression
Electrical stimulation deep within the brain may alleviate devastating mood disorders
4 Years after the Meltdown, Investigating Fukushima's Ecological Toll
We know surprisingly little about what low-dose radiation does to organisms and ecosystems. Four years after the disaster in Fukushima, scientists are beginning to get some answers
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- From the Editor
Neandertals and Humans: Different yet Alike
- Letters
Readers Respond to "A Beacon from the Big Bang"
- Advances
The Rise of the Cable-Stayed Bridge
Duck-Billed Dinos Gave T. rex a Run for Its Money
Were Cellular Powerhouses Once Parasites?
Eye-Tracking Test Enters into the Running for an Alzheimer’s Screen
Sugar Beets Make Hemoglobin
Playgrounds Are Not All Created Equally
In the News
The Hives of Others: Bees Wage War across Species
Does Mathematical Ability Predict Career Success?
Cryptographers Could Prevent Satellite Collisions
Chemists Confirm the Existence of New Type of Bond
- Forum
Make the Pause on Risky Pathogen Research Permanent
- The Science of Health
How Medical Marijuana's Chemicals May Protect Cells
- The Science Agenda
Congress Should Help the U.S. by Reversing Its Recent History of Starving Basic Research
- TechnoFiles
How Mobile Payments Are Failing--and Credit Cards Are Getting Better
- Recommended
Book Review: The Powerhouse
Book Review: The Interstellar Age
Book Review: Melting Away
Book Review: Island on Fire
- Skeptic
How Science Can Inform Ethics and Champion Sentient Beings
- Anti Gravity
Urban Insects Clean Up Great Gobbets of Discarded Food
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
Earth as a Laboratory; Sun as an Enigma
- Graphic Science
Ebola Arises Again and Again
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