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Lynne Peeples • October 6, 2009
This year's first round of winners represents a historical first for the prize.
Robert Goodier • October 5, 2009
History's lessons on the resurgence of a disease.
Frederik Joelving • October 5, 2009
A new study suggests that natural surroundings make us more caring people, whereas cityscapes bring out our inner miser. But is it really that simple?
Valerie Ross • October 4, 2009
Smoking bans reduce heart attacks by over a third.
Alyson Kenward • September 24, 2009
New virus sculptures explore the public perception of scientific images.
Dave Levitan • September 17, 2009
The “debate” was ridiculous, but the idea is fantastic.
Allison Bond • September 9, 2009
In a New Technique, Scientists Have Turned Fat Cells into Stem Cells.
Rachael Rettner • September 2, 2009
Using ferrets to predict the virus's virulence.
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 […]
Genevra Pittman • February 5, 2009
Elizabeth Shirtcliff doesn’t want anyone to forget about the children of Katrina. The University of New Orleans psychologist warns that kids who have been through a traumatic event, like Hurricane […]
Carina Storrs • December 30, 2008
A glass of red wine or a few too many has been known to make morning-after memory a touch foggy. But, in moderation, this beverage may prove a potent adversary […]
Jonathan Teyan • December 11, 2008
Transorbital lobotomy. A sort of clinical-sounding affair that amounted to nothing more than the insertion of a couple of ice picks into a hapless patient’s brain by way of the […]
Shelley DuBois • December 9, 2008
Nestled in two trapezoids on the second tier of the food pyramid, dairy and red meat are often lauded as sources of calcium and protein but linked to cancer and […]
Frederik Joelving • December 3, 2008
At first glance – or puff – marijuana might seem like a less-than-ideal candidate for boosting memory. But if you’re an aging lab rat at the Ohio State University department […]
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, […]