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Mara Grunbaum • February 5, 2010
Rhythm in animals reveals evolution of human music
Ferris Jabr • February 3, 2010
Rebecca Skloot’s new book reveals untold truths about one of medical science’s most important tools
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 […]
Ariel Bleicher • January 27, 2010
A molecular biologist gives a common organism a remarkable skill using man-made genes
Ferris Jabr • January 22, 2010
The Defense Department’s attempts to merge insects and electronics are benefiting science more than the military
Ferris Jabr • January 8, 2010
New circuits tap into electric currents generated by bigleaf maple trees
Alex Liu • January 6, 2010
One researcher brings back a dead hypothesis
Valerie Ross • December 30, 2009
Scientists say no, but U.K. pilot program gathers data anyway
Ferris Jabr • December 7, 2009
Medical and literary experts debate English novelist Jane Austen’s fatal illness
Olivia Koski • December 1, 2009
NYU Chemist Realizes Dream of Made-To-Order Crystals
Ariel Bleicher • November 14, 2009
An unusual team builds a pipetting robot out of Legos for a genetic engineering competition
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 […]
Zach Gottlieb • November 5, 2009
New insulin study may open doors for better treatment of sarcopenia.
Ariel Bleicher • November 4, 2009
India’s biotech regulator says genetically engineered eggplant is safe for commercial use, but critics argue otherwise.
Lindsey Konkel • October 31, 2009
Some scientists believe the modern human body evolved to run