A startup has developed a custom-fit tool that can brush the entire surface of your teeth all at once
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
The same genes that dictate whether or not you can accept an organ transplant may guide your choice in a romantic partner
Tony Fadell's startup unveils the Protect, a smoke detector far less annoying than others on the market
A Dutch designer has come up with a smartphone design that allows every essential function to be easily upgradeable
Some think wearable tech is just the thing to help us break bad habits, others that it will let us invade privacy like never before
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is investing $350 million in an ambitious redevelopment plan that includes a new model for getting around Sin City
Science journalist Elizabeth Svoboda’s new book examines the roots and reasons of heroism, from evolution and biology to meditation and volunteering
As a former trainer reveals, the U.S. government deployed nonhuman operatives—ravens, pigeons, even cats—to spy on cold war adversaries
On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famed novelist, our reporter searches the north African nation for signs of his legacy
The infant brain is even more impressionable than previously thought
Pittsburgh’s Conflict Kitchen has a global menu, with dishes from countries that have diplomatic problems with the U.S.
The rare minerals used to build your cell phone are coming under scrutiny by federal regulators
A look at the evolution of the second-oldest building on the National Mall
Recent research suggests that working in a sloppy setting may actually help inspire creative thinking
With polio on the verge of eradication, a career immunologist explains the medical marvel of vaccination and the pioneers who made it possible
Where in the United States is fracking unlocking natural gas from shale rock?
Unique microbes in a panda's gut efficiently break down bamboo--mass producing these microbes could help scientists make sustainable biofuels
Researchers are analyzing chemicals naturally present on human skin that disrupt mosquitoes' ability to smell us
Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Across 45 states and the District of Columbia, teachers are working off the same set of standards. What makes that so controversial?
A peek inside the laboratory of the chemist and physicist, whose experiments helped scientists see the link between electricity and magnetism
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