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Anna Rothschild • January 25, 2010
If other planets like Earth exist, they are light-years away, but that doesn’t stop scientists from looking
Alyson Kenward • January 15, 2010
In their quest for world’s tallest peaks, many climbers use a drug to manipulate the acid-base chemistry in their bodies
Michael Glenn Easter • January 11, 2010
Just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, researchers are experimenting with different ski coatings and waxes to determine the perfect combination for faster skiing.
Emily Elert • December 21, 2009
Scientists strain to hear the universe's cosmic song
Mike Orcutt • December 8, 2009
Battery technology must improve before electrics can compete with gas-guzzlers
Ferris Jabr • December 7, 2009
Medical and literary experts debate English novelist Jane Austen’s fatal illness
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 […]
Alex Liu • November 7, 2009
Al Gore's newest book highlights solutions to the climate crisis
Lindsey Konkel • October 31, 2009
Some scientists believe the modern human body evolved to run
Anna Rothschild • October 29, 2009
Two newly discovered proteins in spider webs could one day be used in a natural adhesive
Lynne Peeples • October 28, 2009
An Associated Press investigative report debunks claims from global warming skeptics.
Amanda DeMatto • October 27, 2009
Uncertainty clouds the red wine longevity debate.
Cassie Rodenberg • October 24, 2009
Though thought to be saviors in the fossil fuel crisis, biofuels, too, can cause environmental suffering.
Ferris Jabr • October 22, 2009
Is evolution a theory or fact?