Peter Gwynne

An experiment half a century ago created an industry that specializes in freezing the dead. Many scientists think the chance of reviving them is slim.

It's time for deniers of human-caused global warming to stop using an old magazine story as ammunition against the consensus of today's climate scientists.

Metal in ancient shipwrecks has value for both historians and scientists.

New system can automatically identify grape varietal and sugar content.

Ultramicroscopic technique may speed up diagnosis.

Common kitchen item erases wall's barrier to sound.

Kicks on the field power lights at home.

Bullfrogs' hair cells yield clues on how humans detect faint sounds.

New tool may illuminate brain's inner workings.

'Virtual biopsy' technique may help assess effectiveness of skin products.

Innovative imaging technique reveals similarities between high and more common notes.

Gaining insight about the unpredictable movement of knuckleballs by dropping beads into water.

A new device promises to provide an inexpensive way of identifying traces of dangerous materials.

Using three strains of the common wild yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, researchers are attempting to help explain confusing results about selective pressures in evolutionary studies.

An approach based on simple scientific ideas reveals how gamblers can win.

Experiment provides first step toward using nanoparticles to manufacture cancer-fighting drugs.

New technologies may help reduce supersonic jet takeoff noise.