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Report Suggests Armstrong Not Just a Doper But a Pusher

Sources close to Armstrong have come forward admitting that not only did he dope, but he was at the center of the doping world
October 11, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Painting Portraits With Bacteria

Microbiologist Zachary Copfer has created detailed portraits of famous artists and scientists in petri dishes
October 10, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

Brain-Invading Amoebas Kill Ten in Pakistan

Since the 1960s, Naegleria fowleri - a water-borne amoeba with a 98 percent fatality rate when it invades through the nose - has claimed around 150 lives, including 10 recently in Pakistan
October 09, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

The FBI Would Like Everyone To Stop Shooting Lasers at Airplanes

Shooting a laser at an airplane could get you 20 years in prison
October 08, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Like Salamanders, African Spiny Mice Can Grow New Tails

The spiny mouse achieves regeneration feats thanks to its unique gene expression, but new research shows that tissue regeneration may not be so uncommon in mammals as scientists once thought
October 08, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

The Two Newest Nobel Prize Winners Opened Up Pandora’s Box of Stem Cell Research And Cloning

Today's Nobel Prize in medicine went to Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon for their work on stem cell research and cloning
October 08, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Black Mamba Venom Beats Morphine as a Painkiller

Black mambas' toxicity turns out to have applications other than rodent-killing
October 04, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

How Mosquitos Are Out-Smarting Humans

Mosquitos have figured us out and have started biting during the daytime
October 04, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

California Bans ‘Cure The Gays’ Therapy

In California, it's no longer legal to try to cure homosexual youth
October 01, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Science Images that Border on Art

This year's Wellcome Image Award winners pull at your "art" strings. The curious seek out the science behind them
September 26, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

Just Before the Hajj, Two Patients Contract SARS-Like Virus

A new coronavirus has been spotted in Saudi Arabia
September 24, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

6,500-Year Old Beeswax May Be Oldest Known Dental Filling

From the archives of an Italian museum, researchers may have found the oldest dental filling
September 21, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Doctors Warned Life Expectancy Could Go Down, And It Did

Some groups of Americans have actually seen their expected lifespans decline
September 21, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Does This Cat Know When You’re Going to Die?

Oscar the cat seems to know who will die and when - or perhaps he's just looking for someone to pet him
September 20, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Who Really Has Six Percent Body Fat Anyway?

Paul Ryan shouldn't be ashamed of his body fat, it's probably lower than the average male, but it's definitely not six percent
September 19, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

After a Four Year Fight, Scientists Announce No Link Between XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

What you need to know about the recent XMRV, chronic fatigue syndrome announcement
September 19, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

The Deadly Side of Moonshine

The Czech Republic is issuing a ban on all alcoholic drinks with a 20% or higher alcohol content in the wake of 20 deaths
September 18, 2012 | By Mary Beth Griggs

Could Spider Venom Be the Next Viagra?

Researchers are studying the surprising side effects of the banana spider's bite
September 12, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Acupuncture Might Actually Work (Surprise! It Probably Doesn’t)

A recent study suggesting acupuncture is medically effective is not without flaws
September 12, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

How Common Are Infections From Tattoo Ink?

A recent set of infections from tattoos has shed light on just how unregulated ink really is
September 12, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth


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