To overcome how people tend to care only about cute endangered animals, Samantha Dempsey designed and distributed temporary tattoos of ugly extinct species
With polio on the verge of eradication, a career immunologist explains the medical marvel of vaccination and the pioneers who made it possible
Cornelia Kavanagh's sculptures magnify tiny sea butterflies—ocean acidification's unlikely mascots—hundreds of times
As much as researchers themselves want to believe that breakfast helps people lose weight or keep it off, the evidence is far from conclusive
Being a righty or a lefty could be linked to variations in a network of genes that influence right or left asymmetries in the body and brain
Research shows that a molecule in the peppers activates your cells' touch receptors, making them feel like they've been rapidly vibrated
Researchers are analyzing chemicals naturally present on human skin that disrupt mosquitoes' ability to smell us
New York artist Steve Miller melds the computer models and scientific notes of a Nobel-winning biochemist into a series of paintings now on display in D.C.
Studies show that the amount of a specific molecule in human hearts fluctuates on a daily cycle, helping to explain the decades-old observation
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
If we invested just $1.4 billion, we could discover 85 percent of all mammalian viruses, potentially lessening the impact of the next emerging disease
The British photographer creates convincing landscapes—deserts and rocky scenes—by piecing together photos of nude models
Mimicking bats and dolphins, some people have developed the ability to analyze bouncing sound waves to generate a picture of their environment
What happens when your eyes and brain don't agree?
Preindustrial workers built huge industries based on the liquid's cleaning power and corrosiveness--and the staler the pee, the better
Near-death sightings of light at the end of a tunnel may be related to the 30 seconds of activity in rats' brains after their hearts stop
Will 100 become the new 60? And do we really want that to happen?
Regular ingestion of the drug alters your brain's chemical makeup, leading to fatigue, headaches and nausea if you try to quit
Researchers pinpointed the molecule responsible for the searing pain of a burn, and may have found a new way of eliminating it entirely
Getting away from artificial light and basking in sunlight can reset your internal clock, new research shows
Women who constantly binge on junk food while pregnant might pass their penchant for sweet and fatty food on to their children, a new study suggests
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