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JoAnna Klein • January 29, 2015
A new study suggests a person will turn to superstitions when the stakes get high
Chelsey B. Coombs • January 28, 2015
A science historian unearths a story of secrecy, jealousy and the dream of unlimited energy
Rebecca Harrington • January 21, 2015
The device uses electric pulses to suppress hunger to help obese adults who have had difficulty losing weight independently
Katherine Ellen Foley • January 19, 2015
There’s a reason those New Year’s resolutions to go to the gym more often are so hard to keep
Hanneke Weitering • January 16, 2015
Researchers learn why cooler weather correlates with more cases of the common cold
Hanneke Weitering • January 15, 2015
Two months after its historic comet landing, Philae’s whereabouts are still unknown
Steph Yin • January 14, 2015
Understanding how swamp sparrows use context in their songs could shed light on the evolution of human language
Lauren J. Young • January 12, 2015
Biomimicry allows scientists to take a page out of nature’s playbook
Steph Yin • January 9, 2015
Scientists have competing ideas for why gastric bypass patients show higher rates of alcohol abuse post-surgery
Lauren J. Young • January 8, 2015
The FTC vs. AT&T lawsuit is just the beginning of the war over mobile data law
Katherine Ellen Foley • January 7, 2015
Scientists continue to debate whether experiments can show that our primate ancestors evolved fairness, or if cooperation is uniquely human
Katherine Ellen Foley • January 5, 2015
Scientists in Japan have created an inorganic material that mimics our own cartilage
Jennifer Hackett • January 2, 2015
A newly authorized park hopes to make the forgotten history of the atomic bomb public knowledge
Hanneke Weitering • December 29, 2014
Those mysterious blobs and patterns that bedazzle the backs of your eyelids are no illusion. What you see is real light — and it’s coming from inside your eyes.
Katherine Ellen Foley • December 26, 2014
Research shows that sea otters have gotten sick with H1N1, also known as swine flu