The Nobel Prizes will soon be announced. How do the winners get so damn smart? 10.01.2008
Melding humans and machines to help the paralyzed walk, the mute speak, and the near-dead return to life 09.26.2008
How researchers can make meat that's better for you—and better for animals. 09.22.2008
It's like pitching a cotton ball at major-league speeds: up to 600 feet per second. 09.18.2008
Albert Rizzo uses virtual reality to free veterans of their PTSD—by letting them relive their trauma. 09.17.2008
Doctors and drug companies are working hard to help seniors get it on like teenagers. 09.15.2008
By manipulating your head just so, a doctor can sometimes cure chronic dizziness. 09.10.2008
Antarctica's Whillans Ice Stream helps researchers predict climate change—and the fate of coastal cities around the world. 09.08.2008