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How the Brain Understands Food and Appetite [Excerpt]

In his new book, neuroscientist David Linden explores the biological basis of food, sex and the other things in life that bring us pleasure

Bring On the Peanuts: Food Allergy Therapies Move Closer to Approval

Fifteen years after an experimental peanut allergy shot killed one patient, researchers have ramped up the science to find alternative treatments, including protein powders and herbal mixtures...

Our Extreme Future: Predicting and Coping with the Effects of a Changing Climate

Adapting to extreme weather calls for a combination of restoring wetland and building drains and sewers that can handle the water. But leaders and the public are slow to catch on. Final part of a three-part series...

Global Warming and the Science of Extreme Weather

How rising temperatures change weather and produce fiercer, more frequent storms. Second of a three-part series

Storm Warnings: Extreme Weather Is a Product of Climate Change

More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of climate models, are now a matter of observation. Part 1 of a three-part series

How the Hippies Saved Physics [Excerpt]

A new book documents the overlooked contributions of a loose-knit, unconventional bunch of 1970s physicists called the Fundamental Fysiks Group

Full Exposure: How Will the FDA's Sunscreen Regulations Help Prevent Skin Cancer?

After more than 30 years, the FDA has announced new regulations for sunscreen. But how do these rules protect consumers?

Say What? Google Works to Improve YouTube Auto-Captions for the Deaf

Google continues to develop speech-recognition software that can automatically generate captions for all videos posted to YouTube, but challenges remain

Father Nature: 8 Great, Super-Dedicated Animal Dads [Slide Show]

What other species' padres should we be saluting this Father's Day?

How Ultrasound Changed the Human Sex Ratio

A technology originally developed for maritime navigation and detection has become the dominant method for sex selection

Rebooting the Cosmos: Is the Universe the Ultimate Computer? [Replay]

A World Science Festival event, from N.Y.U.'s Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Saturday, June 4, 7:45 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. ET

Cool Jobs, from the World Science Festival [Replay]

The Mind after Midnight: Where Do You Go When You Go to Sleep? [Replay]

Live from a World Science Festival event at the New York University Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Friday, June 3, from 8 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. ET

The Illusion of Certainty: Risk, Probability, and Chance [Replay]

From a World Science Festival event at the Tischman Auditorium of the New School in New York City, Friday, June 3, 4:45 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. ET

World Science Festival: The Dark Side of the Universe [Replay]

Live from the New York University Skirball Center, Thursday, June 2, from 8 P.M.-9:30 P.M. ET