Climate Change Gets a Voice
UPDATED: President-elect reportedly selects physicist John Holdren as his consigliere on science.
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Project Keeps Sky Watchers in Eternal Dark
Surveillance around the clock is offered to schoolchildren and astrophysicists via Internet-linked telescopes girding the globe.
Cautious Optimism for Obama’s Policy on Science
Professionals hope the new president can change the culture of science in the White House.
Under Bush, Science Learned It Must Speak Up
Outgoing administration used science when it needed it and scorned it when it didn't.
Human Deafness and the Ear Hair of Mice
About six out of 10 people who are older than 70 struggle with progressive hearing loss. Environmental factors…
A New Hope for Human Malaria Vaccine
Dutch researchers have characterized a large number of parasite proteins that could prove useful in the development of a human malaria vaccine.
The Enduring Mystery of the Higgs Boson
Or how a documentary film makes the attempt to verify the existence of an atomic particle as fascinating as it really is.
Naked Pleasure
Researchers analyze oxytocin levels in naked mole rats to better understand their unique social behavior.
Take This Theory — Please!
Evolutionary theorist suggests humor played a key role in our development as a species.