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Christopher Intagliata • January 14, 2008
No, it’s not a medieval legend or a chess game – it’s a bee colony in South Africa. A recent study on the Cape Bee subspecies (Apis mellifera capensis) shows […]
Susannah F. Locke • January 2, 2008
Science popularizer extraordinaire Ira Flatow (the host of NPR’s Science Friday) discussed awesome and controversial things science while promoting his new book on the Leonard Lopate show on WNYC December […]
Eric R. Olson • December 17, 2007
The cell–the most fundamental unit of life–could one day be as easily programmable as a computer, according to Mark Weiss, professor of electrical engineering and molecular biology at Princeton University. […]
Susannah F. Locke • December 15, 2007
At Thanksgiving, a family friend used to warn us to never eat sweet potato skins. This November, when I found myself in the yearly ritual of warning friends of the […]
Stuart Fox • December 13, 2007
(meets Abbott and Costello and the Wolfman)
Rachel Mahan • December 12, 2007
“You’re pretty on the inside” can translate into being pretty on the outside. An attractive personality can make someone seem more physically attractive, according to a study published in the […]
Meredith Knight • July 25, 2007
It's no Pulitzer, but we sure are pleased!
Jeremy Hsu • April 30, 2007
New technology is paving the way for music videos.
Peter Sergo • April 4, 2007
Two notable science bloggers share their secrets and tips.
Ciara Curtin • August 2, 2006
Men raise or lower the pitch of their voice based on how they view the dominance of another man.