Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Humans
Smells like teen science
Some of the world’s brightest young minds spent the day explaining their research projects in a packed exhibit hall in Atlanta at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
- Humans
Our Heritage at Risk
Much of the evidence documenting America's culture is at risk of being damaged or disappearing altogether.
- Humans
Nobel inspiration for young scientists
Tomorrow's science stars got to pick the brains of today's science giants during a question and answer session May 13 in Atlanta at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
- Life
Identifying viable embryos
New genetic tests to distinguish viable from nonviable embryos may help eliminate risky multiple births from fertility procedures.
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- Health & Medicine
Sharing valuable real estate
Human brains rewire when people lose a sense, but a new study of people who have regained vision shows that the rewired areas retain their old abilities.
- Materials Science
Like the Nobel, Only Norwegian
Two weeks from now, an astrophysicist, neuroscientist, and nanoscience researcher will each be named to receive $1 million Kavli Prizes.
- Health & Medicine
Drugs: Still bad for you
Heavy cannabis smokers have increased blood levels of a protein linked to heart disease.
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- Health & Medicine
BOOK REVIEW | Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
Review by Elizabeth Quill.
- Math
BOOK LIST | Guesstimation: Solving the World’s Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
Learn to use simple arithmetic to approximate anything. Princeton Univ. Press, 2008, 300 p. $19.95 GUESSTIMATION
- Health & Medicine
Testing nanoparticles
Testing the toxicity of dozens of nanoparticles en masse may offer a faster track to medical applications.
