Mind
What Is It Like to Control a Robotic Arm with a Brain Implant?
How one woman learned to use the electrodes implanted in her brain as an extension of her nervous system.
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The Sciences
Can You Escape Zombies If You Smell Like Death?
A chemist explains why a "death cologne" could protect you if the ravenous undead attack this Halloween.
Health
What Makes a Hospital “Ebola Ready”?
How New York City’s Bellevue Hospital prepared to treat a potential Ebola patient
Health
Are U.S. Hospitals Prepared for the Next Ebola Case?
Health care emergency management expert Kristin Stevens tells us what went wrong in Dallas, and how we can do better
Health
Is an Unusual Virus Spreading in the Midwest?
The CDC is closely monitoring the outbreak of a rare respiratory infection afflicting people in Illinois and Missouri. Just how bad is it, and what can be done to stop the spread?
Health
When Will We Have a Vaccine for Ebola Virus?
The deadly Ebola outbreak in west Africa highlights the urgent need for a vaccine, and researchers say one may be available in a few years
Mind
Does Heading a Soccer Ball Cause Brain Damage?
Soccer heading poses greater risk to youth players
Health
Sudden Death: What Is Marfan’s Syndrome?
A congenital connective tissue disorder that confers pro basketball height also permanently benches an NBA prospect’s dreams of joining the league
Health
Does Extreme Heat Boost Your Chances of Pulling a Hamstring?
Pulled hamstrings took out two U.S. players at the World Cup. Why?
Space
When Will We Find Dark Matter?
One of the most fundamental but elusive constituents of the cosmos could soon be cornered
