Real-World Technology That Approaches "The Avengers"
05.03.2012 Life imitates art, which imitates research.
by Valerie Ross
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
How primates learn, how America works, and how animals make light 05.01.2012
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Where Earth is coldest, where the digital universe was born, and where humanoids have four arms. 04.09.2012
Hot Science: The Best and Worst Geek Culture of 2011
This year, we were bested by a trivia-hungry supercomputer, mesmerized by a zombie apocalypse, and defended by a veritable army of superheroes. Here’s a look back at the best and worst of 2011, and a sneak peek (we used a time machine!) at what’s to come in 2012. 12.13.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Modern techno-art, the last uncontacted tribes, and our ubiquitous self-delusion 10.21.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
The huge decrease in human violence, the great risk of cyber attacks, and the paralyzing fear of pandemic disease. 10.01.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
The beauty of science, craziness of leaders, and rehabilitation of Ground Zero 08.22.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Summer movie mayhem, the most human ape, and Spielberg returns to the small screen 07.06.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Indiana Jones and Avatar head to the museum, math collides with biology, and the hippies save physics. 06.14.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Lithium as superhero, Internet as sex-research gold mine, DISCOVER blogger as TV star 05.04.2011
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Alien invasion, how games will save the world, sudden intelligence, and more 03.05.2011
Hot Science: A Geek's Look Back at 2010
The return of Tron caps off a year filled with unobtanium, planetary rock and roll, and the continued nerd-culture takeover of your TV. We bring you the best, worst, and geekiest of 2010, plus what to expect in 2011. 12.29.2010
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Chasing tornadoes, how to practice lunar landing, rocking scientists, and more 11.05.2010
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
Galactic Machiavellis, "proofiness," fixing the planet with time travel, and more 10.04.2010
Hot Science: The Best New Science Culture
How NASA is like Richard Gere, differential equations model the spread of zombies, and more 09.03.2010
The Best New Science Culture
Cleopatra's return, the creation of "sulphagne" (sulfur + champagne), and more 08.10.2010
The Best of Current Science Culture
06.11.2010
The Best of Science Culture This Month
Traveling time with Stephen Hawking, new ideas for finding aliens, having God-like power over nature, and more 04.09.2010
The Best of Science Culture
Running on water, manufacturing depression, unwrapping mummies, and more 03.05.2010
A Geek's Look Back at 2009
Science is burrowing its way into ever further into popular culture. Here we chart the best sci/tech movies, books, gadgets, and cars of the year. 12.07.2009
The Best of Science Culture
Yoda on tour, plants using humans, perfect devastation, and more 11.19.2009
The Best in Science Culture
Clashes with aliens, America vs. Science, really horrible sci-fi, and more 08.16.2009
The Best of Science Culture
Computing cells, humans as chefs, time twisting on the dark side of the moon, and more 06.14.2009
The Best of Science Culture This Month
Extreme mammals, animal justice, the indie version of the Matrix, and more 04.26.2009
