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Valerie Ross • February 1, 2010
We all do it, one time or another. You blow your nose for what must be the hundredth time that day. Before you throw out the tissue, you take a […]
Ferris Jabr • December 7, 2009
Medical and literary experts debate English novelist Jane Austen’s fatal illness
Ferris Jabr and Michael Easter • November 9, 2009
Have you ever stepped out of a dim subway station into the sunshine and felt that telltale tickle in your nose—the unmistakable need to sneeze? Sneezing in the sudden presence […]
Lindsey Konkel • October 31, 2009
Some scientists believe the modern human body evolved to run
Valerie Ross • October 4, 2009
Smoking bans reduce heart attacks by over a third.
Ferris Jabr • September 23, 2009
How one scientist uses the Xbox 360 to study the human heart.
Allison Bond • September 9, 2009
In a New Technique, Scientists Have Turned Fat Cells into Stem Cells.
Brett Israel • August 25, 2009
Cycles of enamel growth on teeth and bone vary animal to animal.
Allison Bond • August 17, 2009
A white blood cell known as Th-17 might play a pivotal role in autoimmune diseases from psoriasis to rheumatoid arthritis.
Rachael Rettner • August 6, 2009
The Debate Over Financial Incentives for Organ Donation
Dave Levitan • March 24, 2009
Have you ever heard your date sneeze and thought: “Ooh. She wants me.” No? Me neither. But that apparent non-sequitur isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. One hundred forty-six people […]
Rachael Rettner • December 31, 2008
A new study finds that gut microbes may help protect against the onset of type 1 diabetes.
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, […]
Adam T. Hadhazy • November 24, 2008
Asks John from New York
Rachel Mahan • October 20, 2008
Asks Elizabeth from Maryland