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Robert Goodier • December 2, 2008
Biofilms. They’re like Frankenstein’s monster in microscopic form. They are living, heaving, powerful patchworks of microscopic creatures that have learned to seize the advantage of numbers. When individual, free-wheeling microbes […]
Al Gore’s movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ says sea levels could rise up to 20 feet. Is this true?
Rachael Rettner • December 1, 2008
Asks Steve from Florida
Jonathan Teyan • November 28, 2008
An Oklahoma scientist chases down the secrets of Alaskan sled dog endurance.
Allison Bond • November 26, 2008
There are two kinds of people: those who think that physics’ biggest experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, is a waste of money, and those who don’t. OK, that might be […]
Brett Israel • November 26, 2008
Hot-growing bacteria may be the key to the next generation of biofuels.
Allison Bond • November 25, 2008
After waiting nearly two hours for a bus in the rain, my muscles felt tight and my pulse was racing. But I dialed up Creedence Clearwater Revival on my iPod, […]
Greg Soltis • November 25, 2008
How to prepare, serve and eat your dinner on Turkey Day.
Adam T. Hadhazy • November 24, 2008
Asks John from New York
Lynne Peeples • November 21, 2008
Google’s cleverness seems to know no limits. Evidence of this was last month’s “Goggles” add-on for Gmail that forces the intoxicated emailer to answer five math questions correctly–in less than […]
Genevra Pittman • November 21, 2008
The right kind of Web support could help patients with eating disorders.
Brett Israel • November 20, 2008
Public transit systems across the country received a long overdue boost from this historic election season. Voters signaled their willingness to invest in mass transit, despite the economic downturn, suggesting […]
Katherine Tweed • November 19, 2008
This fall, I gave New York University $13,845 for the glorious opportunity to spend one day each week in their newly minted journalism building in Manhattan. Apparently, what that steep […]
Frederik Joelving • November 19, 2008
A new birth control pill carrying a load of modified testosterone may boost sexual desire in women on the Pill.
Lindsey Konkel • November 18, 2008
If friends, family, and stuffed turkey aren’t reason enough to thank your lucky stars this Thanksgiving, you can add one more thing to the list – enzymes. Enzymes speed up […]
Victoria Stern • November 17, 2008
Asks Alex from Philadelphia