Health
DNA on the Loose: Next-Gen Blood Tests Tap Free-Floating Genetic Material
Tests using floating nucleic acids could diagnose disease, monitor pregnancy and weed out "mad" cows
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The Sciences
Meet the Smallest Frog in the Andes
The tiny, dime-size hopper lives in Peru's damp cloud forests
Environment
Green Beer for Fewer Greenbacks
An Oregon brewing company shows that going solar can save beer-makers serious cash
The Sciences
Who Discovered the Mandelbrot Set?
Did the father of fractals "discover" his namesake set?
Technology
Laser Mapping Reveals New Details of Earth's Surface
Scientists get a three-dimensional Google Earth on steroids, which can penetrate forest canopies, chart sand dune movement, and more, thanks to radarlike lasers
Space & Physics
A Scary 13th: 20 Years Ago, Earth Was Blasted with a Massive Plume of Solar Plasma [Slide Show]
Violent space weather treated many to a fantastic display of colorful auroras, but damaged power grids left six million Canadians in the dark
Technology
The Future of Computing (circa 1999)
M.I.T.'s Laboratory for Computer Science is developing a new infrastructure for information technologies--the Oxygen system--that promises to realize a vision long held by the lab's director: helping people do more by doing less...
Computing
The Mind Behind the Web
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and continues to shape its frantic evolution. He's neither rich nor famous, which is fine by him
Technology
Facts about the Web's Creation
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Web's first days
Computing
Remembering the Day the World Wide Web Was Born
What drove Tim Berners-Lee to imagine this game-changing model for information sharing, and will its openness be its undoing?
Space & Physics
When It Comes to Living in Space, It's a Matter of Taste
NASA has come a long way from Tang and toothpaste-like chow, but even with more Earthlike vittles, spicy food seems to be a favorite of taste bud-challenged space station crews
The Sciences
Anatomy Lessons through the Ages
Medical books from centuries past give a glimpse into the science of yore, thanks to the National Library of Medicine
The Sciences
How Scientifically Accurate Is Watchmen?
A science consultant to the film explains some of its mysteries
Environment
Why study pig odor?
Pig manure research may not smell like roses, but it's definitely not just pork in the latest federal spending bill, says one Iowa researcher
Environment
Thunder, Lighting and... Snow
Scientists study winter storms involving thundersnow to pinpoint where heavy snowfalls may occur
