Sea Microbes Roundup
Scientists are using new techniques to identify and count viruses in the ocean.
Next Space Telescope
Hubble's here for another seven years, but what comes after that?
Color Categories
Despite dramatic differences in the number of categories and color names, people categorize colors in universal ways.
Campaign Ads
Contrary to common wisdom, people informed about politics are more susceptible to emotional campaign ads.
Louse Bustin’
Lice are unlikely to evolve resistence to a new technology for exterminating them.
Arthropod Roundup
Scientists are studying honeybee societies in order to learn more about our own.
Globetrotting Swells
A storm in the Gulf of Alaska broke apart a giant iceberg in Antarctica, more than eight thousand miles away.
Williams Syndrome
A rare genetic disorder causes patients to be musically and conversationally gifted.
Dead Sea Scrolls’ DNA
DNA is helping to solve one of the greatest puzzles in human history.
Robotic Whiskers
When it comes to the sense of feel, whiskers are some of nature's greatest creations. Now engineers can make them, too.
GeoRoundup
Humans and horses have long lived in harmony. But exactly how long, and where were they domesticated?
Solar Flares and GPS
Strong solar flares could render some GPS receivers temporarily useless.
Robot Snail
A robot snail could make some medical procedures a lot more comfortable.
Boy-Friendly Parasite
A latent parasitic infection may make a pregnant woman much more likely to have a boy.
NeuroMedical Roundup
Thanks to a brain implant, a teenage boy now plays video games with only his mind.
Aspirin and Cancer
Don't go popping pills yet, but aspirin has some promising anti-cancer properties.
Precious Aglets
Brass shoelace tags were more valuable than gold to indigenous Cubans at the time of Columbus.
Kids and Caffeine
Could kids suffer from caffeine withdrawal, just like adults?
Amorous Prairie Dogs
Young male prairie dogs are the most vulnerable of them all--when it comes time for love.
Geo-Gases Roundup
The Oracle of Delphi may have had some geological help in entering her prophetic trance.
Extinction Cycles
Changes in the Earth's orbit and tilt could be responsible for the extinctions of many ancient species.
Smoking Ban
Although smoking bans are controversial, new evidence of the benefit to bar workers is strong.
Male Shoppers
Despite gender stereotypes and past data, compulsive shopping afflicts men and women about equally.