Our writer tries to just say no to getting older
In an unexplored region of Africa's Atlantic coast, an innovative photographer captures Gabon's bountiful wildlife
Fifty years ago, Eugene Aserinksy discovered rapid eye movement and changed the way we think about sleep and dreaming
In a remote region of Cameroon, an international team of scientists takes extraordinary steps to prevent the recurrence of a deadly natural disaster
Accident and serendipity played their parts in the inventions of penicillin, the World Wide Web and the Segway super scooter
In the Iraq war, highly trained cetaceans helped U.S. forces clear mines in Umm Qasr's harbor
No one knows if SARS will strike again. But researchers' speedy work halting the epidemic makes a compelling case study of how to combat a deadly virus
Stanford Addison uses intuition, compassion and persistence to "break" wild horses
Researcher Frans de Waal shows that apes (and humans) get along better than we thought
But no exorcisms, please these rare orchids are the stars of a hit movie and a best-selling book
Noreen Grice has given the visually impaired a feel for the universe
Smithsonian scientists' study of the Chesapeake may benefit a wider world
With forests burning, U.S. officials are clashing with environmentalists over how best to reduce the risk of catastrophic blazes
When it comes to mating, the brawny guy is supposed to get the girl, but biologists are finding that small, stealthy suitors do just fine
Some scientists race to develop vaccines against the scourge while others probe the possible lingering effects of the mosquito-borne infection
For three decades, the fluoroscope was a shoe salesman's best friend
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory probes the universe for the unimaginable
Elephant researchers believe they can boost captive-animal reproduction rates and reverse a potential population crash in zoos
Research suggests they fashioned tools, buried their dead, maybe cared for the sick and even conversed. But why, if they were so smart, did they disappear?
In 1899, railroad magnate Edward Harriman invited preeminent scientists in America to join him on a working cruise to Alaska, then largely unexplored
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