Ink Wants to Form Neurons, and an Artful Scientist Obliges
04.30.2012 Since graduating with his PhD in neuroscience last fall, Greg Dunn has continued to spend his days with neurons--big, golden ones 10,000 times the size of neurons in your brain.
Our Wonderful Age of Abundance, in 9 Striking Infographics
04.24.2012 Technology is driving us toward an era of exhilarating freedom, economic opportunity, and the profound gift of health.
6 Creepy-Crawlies We Hate But Couldn't Do Without
04.18.2012 You might think the world would be better off without the bacteria that cause acne and strep throat. You'd be wrong.
Beauty & Brains: The Best of the Art of Neuroscience
04.10.2012 Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience, first captured the elegant beauty of branching neurons in his simple ink drawings 100 years ago. These entries for the 2012 Art of Neuroscience competition in the Netherlands use modern imaging techniques to show how far our view into the brain has come.
7 Animals That Harnessed Nanotechnology Long Before Humans
04.03.2012 The animal kingdom boasts many an impressive form, from arching giraffe necks to spoon-shaped bird beaks to gigantic beetle claws. But evolution has worked on much smaller scales too, producing nanostructures that help animals climb, slither, camouflage, flirt, and thrive.
Where Earth Is Unearthly: Exotic Places That Resemble Alien Planets
03.14.2012 From windswept deserts to the ocean near Key Largo, some parts of our planet are surprisingly similar to other worlds.
Scrapes, Granaries & Bowers: The Wide World of Avian Architecture
11.21.2011 Bird nests can be simple or elaborate, as small as a hazelnut, or enormous, weighing several tons. They can last a few weeks or a century, and can be isolated or one among a half million of similar nests.
The Grinches That Stole Valentine's Day: Creatures That Say No to Sex
02.14.2012 From "lesbian lizards" to sea stars, some animals can survive for quite a while without mating, thank you very much.
Don't Send an Astronaut to Do a Space-Robot's Job
10.12.2011 Scientists and engineers are working on machines to do the most difficult jobs in space: drill holes on the Moon, sail the seas of Titan, and bring back rocks from Mars.