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New Recipe: How to Make a Mass ExtinctionScientists are revisiting what it takes to wipe out many species at once. And they think it might be happening again, right now.
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Doctors Could Go Needle-Free But Sticking Points RemainWith recent advances and competitive prices, jet injection may soon take a lot of the ouch out of medicine.
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Beyond Biology: Making Factories and Computers with DNAScientists have found ways to bend the 'code of life' to do their bidding.
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How Life Began: New Research Suggests Simple ApproachScientists think the first life forms grew, reproduced and evolved without the complex molecules that define biology today.
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The Daytona 500: Flying Without Leaving the GroundOn Sunday NASCAR fans will see some of the most high-tech, finely tuned aerodynamics at work anywhere on or off the planet. Find out how how it all works.
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Scientists: You Learn Without Knowing ItYour memory takes things in even when you don't try. The finding reveals our animal traits.
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Race Fears Linger Like Dread of SnakesFears associated with members of a different race are harder to get rid of, study finds.
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Zonkeys, Wolphins and Ligers: Nature Loves a HybridHybrid animals were once thought to be rare, but a new study finds they may be a common path of evolution.
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Doctors Poisoned Crazy King George, Study FindsTreatment by king’s doctors may have worsened his hereditary condition.
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Christian Catacombs May Have Jewish OriginStudy concludes a Jewish catacomb predates others in Rome.
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Blue Skies Only In the Eye of the BeholderNew research explains why the sky appears blue, despite a strong presence of violet.
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Native Lore Adds Clues to Ancient U.S. CatastrophesScientists study oral tales in search of information to add to the geologic record.
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Mountain Building Quicker than ThoughtA new theory rises from a discovery of mountainous clues.
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Brains Not Like Computers, Study FindsYour mind is more analog, running seemlessly, rather than the digital on-off nature of computers.
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Women Suffer More than MenResearch shows gender differences in the perception of pain.
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What Does Busy Start Mean to Hurricane Season Predictions?Record four storms already, but meteorologists stick by their preseason forecast.
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Global Warming Makes Sea Less SaltyClimate changes have melted glaciers and brought more rain, dumping more fresh water into the oceans.
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How Hummingbirds HoverStudy finds they use techniques of both birds and insects.
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Brains Contain 'Celebrity Cells'Single neurons respond selectively to well-known people and objects.
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New Invisible Watermark to Prevent Fake PhotosA tamper-proof way to make sure pictures are real.
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Heavy Weights in Thin AirPorters in Nepal carry more than their body weight on their heads.
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Giant Extinct Birds Grew Up SlowThe New Zealand moa took ten years to reach full size, making it vulnerable to hunters.
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Global Warming May Play Role in Hurricane IntensityClimate expert warns of worse storms due to human-induced climate change
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Brains May 'Jump' for DiversityGenes that move around the DNA code may shuffle brain development.
