Technology the Squid’s Way

By Monica Heger | Posted March 31, 2008

Does a full moon actually affect people’s behavior?

- Asks Sue from Long Island, N.Y.

By Andrew Grant | Posted

Vegetables in the City

By Molika Ashford | Posted March 27, 2008

Tapping the Brain’s Electric Music

At a meeting of Brooklyn’s Secret Science Club, neuroscientist and composer Dave Sulzer explains how our brains compose music — even when we’re completely unaware of it.

By Christopher Intagliata | Posted March 26, 2008

Is it true that an astronaut brought an iPod to space? What other weird stuff has made that trip?

- Asks JB from Denver, CO

By Karina Hamalainen | Posted March 24, 2008

Thawing the World’s Freezer

What global warming means for preserved microorganisms.

By Kristin Elise Phillips | Posted March 21, 2008

Mushing and Metals

How sled dogs can teach us about mercury contamination.

By Emily V. Driscoll | Posted March 19, 2008

Flushing your body and flushing the toilet – not so innocent anymore

A study discovers that water supplies are tainted with an array of everyday drugs.

By Natalie Peretsman | Posted March 13, 2008

The Science of Semen

By Susannah F. Locke | Posted March 12, 2008

Hope for Those Most Vulnerable to Malaria

A vaccine ready for its final trial phase may protect African infants and children.

By Natalie Peretsman | Posted