Second-rate Squirts
Jet propulsion is a popular but problematic way to get around, for humans and animals both. It's simple. It's effective. And it's costly.
by Steven Vogel
Biology on Ice
To learn how to better preserve human organs for transplantation, scientists may need to take a lesson from some remarkable frozen frogs.
Silence, Signs, and Wonder
What is it about our brains that gives us the capacity for language?
Prokaryotes at the Gate
Bacteria, ancient members of the prokaryotic world, are striking back with a vengeance and we are running out of weapons to fight them.
Sweet Little Accelerator
When it comes to particle accelerators, bigger has always meant better. But now a small new machine in Virginia promises to measure up the big guys.
