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Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
Benjamin Franklin’s Phonetic Alphabet
One of the founding father's more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
How Motherhood Makes You Smarter
New studies on rats show that being a mom does more than change her body, it may maximize her brainpower too
10 More Things We’ve Learned About Dads
Scientists keep finding reasons why fathers matter. They also think it's not a bad idea for dads to ask their kids, "How am I doing?"
June 14, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
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See how three scientists at Bell Laboratories in 1954 invented the silicon solar cell that became the model for converting sunlight into electricity today
A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
June 07, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
A radical new college model could change the rigged obstacle course of the world’s education system, expanding opportunity for millions of students
June 07, 2013
| By Kevin Carey
Television shows for preschoolers are teaching a whole new audience about science—their parents
June 06, 2013
| By Lisa Guernsey
A new device can read your brain patterns to steer a toy helicopter—the mere thought of clenching your right fist veers the chopper right
June 04, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
No, it's not about learning to live underground for 17 years. It's all about the noise.
June 04, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
The company is betting that it can replicate baking the pastry on a massive, industrial scale
June 03, 2013
| By Corby Kummer
Among the new technology geared to preventive health care is a mobile app that tracks your social behavior and has been described as a human "check engine" light
May 30, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Kids may know their way around a computer, but in order to get a job in the new economy, they will have to know how to write a program, not just use one
May 24, 2013
| By Peg Tyre
Which countries are leading the way in transitioning away from fossil fuels?
Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights.
May 24, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
An experimental new technology captures more than 99 percent of the carbon dioxide from burning coal
May 23, 2013
| By Dan Ferber
What will it take for automakers to deliver a fleet of fuel-sippers?
May 23, 2013
| By Josie Garthwaite
Two years after the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi, can the nuclear renaissance regain its momentum?
May 23, 2013
| By Josie Garthwaite
By analyzing every tiny facial gesture, voice inflection or even how quickly we tap out a text message, devices are getting good at reading our emotions
May 22, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
The early Greeks and Renaissance artists had birds on their brains
May 22, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
In a new book, Michael Levi argues that betting on a single energy path will only lead to failure
May 23, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013
| By Sarah Zielinski
Be a fly in the soup at the dinner table with two of America’s most iconic food writers
June 2013
| By Ruth Reichl
A 2006 drought pushed Syrian farmers to migrate to urban centers, setting the stage for massive uprisings
June 2013
| By Joshua Hammer
Some scientists think we'll be able to define great art by analyzing our brains when we see or hear it. Critics say don't hold your breath
May 17, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
On the landmark species-saving law’s 40th anniversary, environmental historian Peter Alagona explains why it doesn’t quite work, and offers a path toward recovery
May 16, 2013
| By Matt Kettmann
One of the founding father's more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
May 10, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
May 10, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
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