Researchers are analyzing chemicals naturally present on human skin that disrupt mosquitoes' ability to smell us
Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Across 45 states and the District of Columbia, teachers are working off the same set of standards. What makes that so controversial?
A peek inside the laboratory of the chemist and physicist, whose experiments helped scientists see the link between electricity and magnetism
Google's Rick Needham is Feeling Lucky About the Future of Sustainable Energy
Take a look at what is being done to wean the world off of fossil fuels
A startup in California has engineered robots to squeeze more juice from solar panels, bringing new efficiencies to a costly process
The father of the iPod talks about his next-generation thermostat
The absence of a robust fossil fuel infrastructure makes the African nation ripe for energy innovation
From “i-limbs” to artificial organs, advances in technology have led to an explosion of innovation in the increasingly critical field of prosthetics
American Cities: Before and After
Manhattan had a very different topography than the concrete jungle we know today
Relying on data collected through smartphones, Gigwalk says it knows more about its workers than any company ever has
Preindustrial workers built huge industries based on the liquid's cleaning power and corrosiveness--and the staler the pee, the better
For starters, laptops in classrooms are a big distraction, singing phrases can help you learn a language and multitasking isn't good for your grades
The key to bringing these nations together in peace may be to first think of the territories as moveable pieces
As reefs continue dying off, scientists have started to think more boldly about how to protect them
Venture capitalist Christopher Schroeder sees the Arab Spring giving rise to a new innovative center in Egypt and beyond
A study of vintage menus reveals the drastic decline of the state's local fish populations between 1900 and 1950
Will 100 become the new 60? And do we really want that to happen?
In vitro meat? Teeth grown from urine? Screaming rocks and singing bats? It's all real science from the summer of 2013
Researchers pinpointed the molecule responsible for the searing pain of a burn, and may have found a new way of eliminating it entirely
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