The Sciences
A Tale of 2 Species: What Do Canine Chromosomes Reveal about Humans?
They say dogs look like their owners. Now scientists are uncovering the genes that give dogs--and humans--their traits
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Sustainability
Explosive Silicon Gas Casts Shadow on Solar Power Industry
Silane gas has killed and injured workers at cell-making plants. Can the photovoltaic industry live without it?
Sustainability
U.S. Bid to Combat Climate Change Starts with Cars and Trucks
The first national regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions aim to reduce fuel consumption in vehicles
Mind
Communication Breakdown in Brain Caused by a Gene Defect May Contribute to Schizophrenia
15 years after a gene defect was found to increase the risk of schizophrenia 30-fold, scientists have figured out how it might cause the brain disorder's debilitating symptoms
Tech
Look Sharp: Video Search Engine Helps Monitor Criminals, Employees and Consumers Alike
3VR wants to be the Google of surveillance footage, giving businesses the ability to search video for specific people, places and things
Sustainability
Can the Green Economy Survive in a Policy Vacuum?
The green economy continues to show vitality, business leaders say, despite the near-total collapse of global climate talks, stalemate in Washington, D.C., and polls showing decreased urgency to tackle global warming...
Health
Thinking on the Envelope: Finding a Medical "Silver Bullet" to Disable Many of the World's Deadliest Viruses
A series of promising compounds can cripple all enveloped viruses' ability to invade cells as well as circumvent any resistance that hobbles traditional antiviral drugs. But will they work outside the lab?...
Health
Addicted to Fat: Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs
Rats given access to high-fat foods showed some of the same characteristics as animals hooked on cocaine or heroin--and found it hard to quit even when given electric shocks
Sustainability
Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act?
Efforts to combat climate change continue to grow. But are they big enough? Or fast enough?
Sustainability
Awash in Awareness: Knowing a Product's "Water Footprint" May Help Consumers Conserve H2O
Environmentalists think food products should be labeled according to how much water is used to produce them
Space
Object Lesson: Pluto's Smallest Neighbors Prove Tough to Find
Efforts to identify faint objects in the solar system's Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto come up largely empty
The Sciences
Government 'a Counting: Does the U.S. Census Need a 21st-Century Makeover?
With a 35 percent nonresponse rate in 2000 and a projected cost of $14.5 billion for 2010, some demographers are looking for better ways to collect demographic data
Evolution
No Bones about It: Ancient DNA from Siberia Hints at Previously Unknown Human Relative
For the first time, researchers describe a new type of human ancestor on the basis of DNA rather than anatomy
Sustainability
Can Climate Models Predict Global Warming's Direct Effects in Your City?
The U.S. government is launching a $50-million effort to enable supercomputer-powered climate models to deliver regional impacts
The Sciences
Case Closed: A Fluky Finding Raises Hopes for Mending Wounds
An amazing example of tissue regeneration in mice might lead to treatments that promote wound healing in humans--but it almost went unnoticed
Tech
Light Improvement: Could Quantum Dots Boost the Quality of Cell Phone Pix?
Start-up InVisage says its QuantumFilm helps camera pixel sensors absorb nearly four times as many photons as current sensors do
Space
Room for Debate: Where, If Anywhere, Is NASA Headed?
Without a firm destination, will NASA's ambitions for a return to manned spaceflight beyond Earth orbit founder? Or, will scrapping the Constellation Program give the U.S. more options for human exploration of the moon, Mars and the asteroids?...
The Sciences
Macro-Weirdness: "Quantum Microphone" Puts Naked-Eye Object in 2 Places at Once
A new device tests the limits of Schrödinger's cat
Sustainability
Breaking the Growth Habit: A Q&A with Bill McKibben
If humankind is to survive, it must change society's economic model from relentless, unbridled growth to maintenance of wealth and resources
Space
A Warm Jupiter: A Newfound Exoplanet Bears a Resemblance to the Solar System's Own Worlds
The COROT satellite has found a Jupiter-size world in a relatively temperate Mercury-like orbit
