Body

Drugs’ Odd Side Effects

June 1, 2009

From the Editor: Positive Thinking

Funny-looking cells and an air of expectation

June 2009

A Lesson on Brain Adaptability

May 19, 2009

The Evolution of the Flu Virus

May 6, 2009

Get Some Perspective on Swine Flu

May 5, 2009

Playing Pandemic, the Board Game

April 29, 2009

Royals Prove Inbreeding Is a Bad Idea

April 16, 2009

Picture of the Week—Alabama Science Class, 1939

April 3, 2009

Video Games Improve Your Vision

Yes, you read that headline right. Video games, specifically first-person shooter games, train your brain and help you see better

March 31, 2009

Advice for Dealing With Recession-Related Losses

March 17, 2009

Debunking Dowsing

February 24, 2009

Evolution in Black and White

The alternative color forms of some animals are providing new insights into how animals adapt and evolve

February 10, 2009

Picture of the Week—Optical Illusion

February 6, 2009

Lincoln vs. Darwin (Part 3 of 4)

We asked: Who was more important, Abraham Lincoln or Charles Darwin? T.A. Frail took up the fight for Lincoln, and Laura Helmuth argued for Darwin

January 26, 2009

How Many Ugandan Mountain Gorillas?

Mountain gorillas are rare and endangered, and they have the misfortune to live in a part of the world wracked by human violence

January 22, 2009

This is Your Brain…In Cake

January 17, 2009

Why Golfers Might Need Earplugs

The golf course would seem to be a quiet and peaceful place, so why did an audiologist recommend that some golfers wear earplugs?

January 6, 2009

The Language of Drunkenness

How often do you get drunk? Intoxicated? Inebriated? Tanked? Hammered? Wasted? Plastered? Sloshed? Tipsy? Buzzed?

December 16, 2008

Facial Expressions Electrified

December 4, 2008

Get to Sleep Before You Lose Your Senses and Your Money!

If you don’t get back to sleep, you risk forgetting what you learned, impairing your ability to learn, and preventing yourself from extracting concepts

November 19, 2008