All Stories by Devin Powell
-
- Chemistry
Opioids’ molecular magic unmasked
New 3-D structures of opiumlike drugs bound to the body’s proteins will aid the development of better painkillers and the battle against drug abuse.
- Humans
Teens win big at science competition
The top awards in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search go to young scientists working on cancer, innovative sources of energy and behavioral genetics.
- Humans
Science competition finalists go public
Public day allows high school students to present their projects.
- Life
Microraptor’s true blue colors
The birdlike dinosaur had black, iridescent feathers that may have helped it attract mates.
- Paleontology
Triceratops reigns alone again
Fossil comparison fends off a challenge that holds the dinosaur is but the immature version of the Torosaurus.
- Life
Fossil pushes back land-animal debut
Creatures first squished mud through their five toes millions of years earlier than previously believed.
- Earth
Fault’s twists may shake up earthquake forecasts
Deep angles along the southern San Andreas mean future temblors may be stronger than predicted.
- Earth
Less sea ice brings more snow
A melting Arctic shifts atmospheric patterns across much of the Northern Hemisphere, causing severe weather elsewhere.
-
Mix and Match Qubits
Hybrid strategy may yield long-awaited quantum computers.
- Physics
Loose cable blamed for speedy neutrinos
In uncovering a technical flaw, physicists now know why an experimental result that couldn’t have been true wasn’t.
- Life
The bloom isn’t off this ancient plant
Using fruit found in Siberia’s permafrost, scientists grow oldest flowering specimen ever produced from preserved tissue.
