Dead End on the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research?

By Dave Levitan | Posted October 31, 2008

Dinosaurs Roaring Ahead, by Accident

How a little luck—and a large extinction—aided dinosaurs’ dominance.

By Brett Israel | Posted

Turning Cells Into Stem Cells: No Retroviruses Required

By Rachael Rettner | Posted October 29, 2008

An Army of Animal Oceanographers

Animal data collectors can close gaps in ocean and ice monitoring.

By Dave Levitan | Posted

Do you burn more calories when you think hard?

Asks Todd from Tulsa, Oklahoma

By Allison Bond | Posted October 27, 2008

Jungle Love—and Turf Wars

A new technique finds tropical birds sing duets to locate mates—and to guard their territories.

By Susannah F. Locke | Posted October 24, 2008

The False-Memory Diet?

Phony memories of bad food experiences may help dieters trim calories.

By Victoria Stern | Posted October 22, 2008

Is barefoot running good for you?

Asks Elizabeth from Maryland

By Rachel Mahan | Posted October 20, 2008

Crashing Galaxies Offer Best Evidence Yet of Dark Matter

Physicists hope to unlock the mystery of this bizarre substance.

By Allison Bond | Posted October 17, 2008

“The Science of Fear”

A review of Daniel Gardner’s book about the fears that shouldn’t consume us.

By Eric R. Olson | Posted October 15, 2008