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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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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

No, it's not about learning to live underground for 17 years. It's all about the noise.
June 04, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

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

Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights.
May 24, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

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

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

Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
May 10, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

They're mining it and selling it. But don't worry, it's all anonymous. Maybe
May 08, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Scientists have found a way to slow the aging process. Unluckily for us, they've only been able to do it in mice
May 03, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

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

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

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

Some say the best way to improve American education--and get teachers more respect--is make them take challenging entry exams like doctors and lawyers do.
April 19, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

The FDA is investigating whether doctors aren't getting enough training before they start using machines to do surgery. Is the "wow" factor to blame?
April 15, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

They're still a threat to bats and birds and now they even have their own "syndrome". So, are there better ways to capture the wind?
April 05, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Scientists keep learning new things about food all the time, from the diet power of olive oil's aroma to how chewing gum can keep you away from healthy foods.
April 02, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

They're the biggest innovation in higher education in years, but are they a threat to small universities and community colleges?
March 29, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Should sending "Thank you" emails and leaving voice mails now be considered bad manners? Some think texting has made it so.
March 25, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

When an algorithm-driven light show took over the Bay Bridge last week, it was the latest example of how much technology is transforming how cities look.
March 14, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

More and more scientific research is showing that sleep is more important to our state of mind--and body--than we ever could have imagined.
March 08, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Actually, fairly smart. And we're only seeing the first wave of smartwatches, with Apple expected to enter the fray as early as this year.
March 05, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

With nanomedicine, the strategy is not to poison cancer cells or to blast them away but to trick them
March 01, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

The White House wants to fund a huge project that would allow scientists to see, in real time, how a brain does its work.
February 25, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Last week's close encounters with space rocks have raised concerns about how we deal with dangerous asteroids. Here's how we would try to knock them off course.
February 19, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

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