Software filters required that spammers get devious. Learn in this new segment about using great works of literature to circumvent the intricate filtering schemes of the best software engineers...
The constant metamorphosis of junk electronic messages mirrors the evolution of the online world itself. Follow in this chapter scientists who try to stem the flow of spam and the hackers who inevitably outwit them...
An injured rat helps us understand the struggle between empathy and disgust
In his new book, Creation, Adam Rutherford explores the emergence of synthetic biology and how it is not only leading to solutions for humanitarian problems but also unraveling the mystery of life’s origin...
The 24-kilometer wall has already saved Saint Petersburg from a fierce winter storm
We are not biologically identical to our Paleolithic predecessors, nor do we have access to the foods they ate. And deducing dietary guidelines from modern foraging societies is difficult because they vary so much by geography, season and opportunity...
Are "mirror neurons," touted to give us the ability to read the intentions of others, all they are cracked up to be?
The deep-sea explorer and Avatar director discusses what inspired his filmmaking and historic deep dive and how to get the next generation of adventurers similarly psyched
The exploration of deep ocean trenches is still in its infancy. Now that Cameron has donated his record-setting DEEPSEA CHALLENGER sub to science, that’s about to change
A new 3-D imaging technique shows that higher resolution is not the only desirable trait for microscopic observations
A new book tells the tale of Gleevec, a breakthrough treatment that targets cancer at the genetic level
Its texture is at once ice-cold and silky. But how does basic chemistry make this frosty, popular treat a reality?
In what may be a dangerous trend, the influx of digital gadgets into daily life has made people super productive, yet much less attentive and able to focus on any single detail
Researchers are developing cutting-edge foams, coatings, metals and other substances to make our homes, vehicles and gadgets more energy efficient and environmentally friendly
At least 27 human species have walked the Earth, but only our lineage survived. Our ancestors may have crossed a cerebral Rubicon that led to babies being born “early”
