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The inventor's vision of a global wireless-transmission tower proved to be his undoing
February 04, 2013
| By Gilbert King
These thieves would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn’t been for those meddling anti-smuggling authorities
February 04, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Colored sawdust instead of saffron? Corn syrup instead of honey? It's all in the newly updated USP Food Fraud Database
February 04, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum
February 04, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
A new tool uses satellite imagery to help researchers track small disturbances such as bug infestations, which may increase in scope as climate changes
February 01, 2013
| By Claire Martin
Pro football is turning to screens--some massive, others on smart phones--to try to keep its fans entertained.
February 01, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
New research shows how owls can swivel their heads around without cutting off blood supply to their brains
February 01, 2013
| By Marina Koren
By using genetic modification and a florescent-sensitive probe, Japanese scientists captured a zebrafish's thought in real-time
January 31, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Head injuries have received much deserved attention in the news, but there’s a 350-pound problem that few are discussing
January 31, 2013
| By Rose Eveleth
Thinking like a superhero in virtual reality may induce people to be more helpful in real life
January 31, 2013
| By Marina Koren
The utterly strange-looking creature sees the world with one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom
January 30, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
We're getting closer to the day when your smartphone knows you have a cold before you do
January 30, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
To see exactly how certain sound effects are humanly possible, a team of University of Southern California researchers took MRI scans of a beatboxer in action
January 30, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
A new study shows that cats--especially feral ones--kill far more birds and small mammals than scientists previously thought
January 29, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
For lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals, a new study suggests that coming out provides a tangible health benefit, both mentally and biologically
January 29, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Ambient heat produced by a city's buildings and cars often gets lifted into the jet stream and affects temperatures in places thousands of miles away
January 26, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
A new study suggests that lightning alone—even without the other elements of a thunderstorm—might trigger migraines
January 25, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
An 8-year old boy; a group of stranded divers; a celebrity's husband: Just a few of the recent victims of Komodo dragon attacks
January 24, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
A new study shows the tiny feces ball-rolling insects orient themselves by the stars
January 24, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A new study shows that dispersing minerals into oceans to stem climate change would be an inefficient and impractical process
January 23, 2013
| By Claire Martin
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
February 2013
| By Rebecca Stott
Countless bones and a billion years of geological action make Dinosaur National Monument the go-to park for fossil finds
February 2013
| By Mary Roach
Recent scientific findings date their arrival earlier than ever thought, sparking hot debate among archaeologists
February 2013
| By Guy Gugliotta
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
February 2013
| By Brendan Borrell
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