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From soccer balls to cookstoves, engineers are working on a range of devices that provide cheap, clean energy
May 02, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Repentir app reveals an artist's creative process by allowing users to peel back layers of paint with the touch of their fingertips
May 02, 2013
| By Marina Koren
This seemingly horrific reproduction strategy may be a way for females to better control which males sire her offspring
April 30, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
This week one of the strangest flying machines you've ever seen will start its journey across America--without a drop of fuel.
April 30, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Setting aside additional protected areas and creating forest corridors could help this Asian primate bounce back from just 110 individuals
April 26, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
A new book shows how the photographer creates startling images of open-pit mines, evaporation ponds and other sites of environmental degradation
April 26, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Companies will rely more and more on analyzing mountains of data to determine who's the best fit for a job.
April 26, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Swedish researchers are developing a system that tests for 12 different drugs on your breath, including cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines
April 26, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Which penguin swims the fastest? Do penguins have teeth? Why do penguins sneeze? How is penguin poop useful?
April 25, 2013
| By Hannah Waters
An investing strategy based on the frequency of certain words Google searches, it turns out, might yield sizable profits
April 25, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
We find different pitches attractive because of the body size they signal—and a touch of breathiness is crucial to take the edge off deep voices in men
April 24, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Flamingos, shrimp and many other animals use chemical compounds found in their diets to color their exteriors
April 24, 2013
| By Marina Koren
It's right up there with food, sex and drugs when its comes to stirring up pleasure responses in our brains.
April 24, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Research conducted in six U.S. cities shows a connection between prolonged exposure to fine particulate matter in the air and a faster hardening of the arteries
April 23, 2013
| By Claire Martin
Vitamin D deficiency from lack of sunlight could be an unexpected long-term consequence of the Iranian revolution
May 2013
| By Libby Copeland
Scientists are just now beginning to recognize the importance of the vast community of microbes that dwells inside us
May 2013
| By Richard Conniff
The new technology promises a factory in every home—and a whole lot more
May 2013
| By Elizabeth Royte
Brain scans show that the neurological patterns linked with pangs of empathy for humans also occur when we see a robot treated harshly
April 23, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
For the EPA's State of the Environment Photography Project, people are returning to sites photographed in the 1970s. They are snapping the scenes yet again—to document any changes in the landscape
April 22, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Pigeon-eating catfish, Antarctic trash, and more: A list of surprising, alarming and exciting discoveries about our planet from the past year
April 19, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
By combining genes from different bacteria species, scientists created E. coli that can consume fat and excrete diesel fuel
April 22, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
To help anticipate the next outbreak of an emerging infectious disease, scientists scrutinize our closest relatives in the animal kingdom
April 22, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Wave Gliders are about to make scientific exploration a lot cheaper and safer
May 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
From a fish's dyed nerves to vapor strewn across the planet, images submitted to a contest at the university offer new perspectives of the natural world
April 19, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Photo contest contestants capture rare images of threatened animals
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