Scientific Innovation
The Race For an Alzheimer’s Miracle
Researchers have made a flurry of discoveries related to memory loss recently. But will they really help us find a way to keep brains from shutting down?
February 16, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
What’s Science Got to Do With It?
Can anyone really make sense of romance? Researchers keep trying because, frankly, we want answers.
February 13, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Going to the Moon…Or Not
Is that what it will take for NASA to get its mojo back? Or are there better ways to spend its money?
January 30, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
The Most Terrible Polar Exploration Ever: Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic Journey
A century ago, Douglas Mawson saw his two companions die and found himself stranded in the midst of Antarctic blizzards.
January 27, 2012 |
By Mike Dash
So What Do We Do With All This Data?
Scientists think all the personal information now being shared on social networks or collected by sensors could help them predict the future.
January 23, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Are Your Eyes Also a Window to Your Brain?
Research shows you can learn a few things about a person by watching where they're looking.
January 18, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
A Preview of CES: When Cars Become Smartphones
Is the day coming when your car will talk to your alarm clock and also check your heart rate?
January 09, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
Just How Free is Free Will?
Researchers are finding that our behavior may be more hard-wired than we'd like to believe. If so, can we handle the truth?
January 05, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
The ABCs of 2012, Part II
Here are more of the terms you should know if you want to feel plugged into innovations changing the way we live this year
January 03, 2012 |
By Randy Rieland
The Epic Struggle to Tunnel Under the Thames
No one had ever tunneled under a major river before Marc Brunel began a shaft below London's river in the 1820s
January 03, 2012 |
By Mike Dash
The ABCs of 2012, Part I
Here are terms you should know if you want to show you're already plugged into the new year
December 29, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
The Twelve Days of Gadgets
In their day, maids a-milking and pipers piping might have made for one fine gift. But it is the 21st century. A replacement list is in order.
December 22, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
One Step Closer to Beating Old Age
Thanks to medical innovations and research breakthroughs, living past your 100th birthday will one day not be such a big deal
December 19, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
A Game Where Nice Guys Finish First
Researchers found that when it comes to building social networks, people much prefer someone who likes to cooperate over a person who looks out for himself
December 06, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Are Mind-Enhancing Drugs a Good Idea?
Scientists are testing drugs that can sharpen our brain. But will they give some people an unfair advantage?
November 28, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Snooze Science Yields Doze Apps
Now you can reportedly track what your brain has been doing all night, all in the name of a good night's sleep
November 17, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Engineering the Climate
The idea of manipulating the Earth's atmosphere has been derided as too risky and too arrogant. That may be changing
November 02, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Where Fear Lives
Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people's lives
October 31, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
Nine Inventions Whose Time Has Come
Some are ingenious, some long overdue and some a bit strange. But all provide a glimpse of a different future
October 27, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
3D Printers Are Building the Future, One Part at a Time
Don't just download music. Download sculpture. Or a bicycle. That's the promise of 3D printing
October 20, 2011 |
By Randy Rieland
