Scientific Innovation
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Are Your Political Beliefs Hardwired?
Brain scans suggest Democrats and Republicans actually are different biologically. Welcome to the world of political neuroscience.
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Should Cities Prepare For the Worst?
Is the crippling of New York City enough to motivate other cities to protect themselves against extreme weather?
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Tracking the Twists and Turns of Hurricanes
Incredibly powerful supercomputers and a willingness to acknowledge that they're not perfect has made weather scientists become much more effective in forecasting hurricanes.
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Take That, Cancer!
The war on cancer has been going on for more than 40 years. Here are 10 small--and maybe not so small--victories scientists have had this year
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Sophie Blanchard – The High Flying Frenchwoman Who Revealed the Thrill and Danger of Ballooning
Blanchard was said to be afraid of riding in a carriage, but she became one of the great promoters of human flight
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One Step Closer to a Brain
It sounds funny, but when Google created a huge computer network that was able to identify cats from YouTube videos, it was a big leap forward for artificial intelligence.
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The Trouble With Trees
Here are 10 things scientists have learned about trees this year. Thanks to climate change, it's not a pretty picture.
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Patient, Heal Thyself
Cutting-edge research in regenerative medicine suggests that the future of health care may lie in getting the body to grow new parts and heal itself.
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Leatherhead to Radio-Head: The Evolution of the Football Helmet
From hand-cobbled beginnings, the football helmet has shifted to become one of the most highly designed pieces of equipment in all of sports
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How Brains Make Money
A new breed of scientists says that if you want to understand why people make financial decisions, you need to see what's going on inside their brains
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The Copper King’s Precipitous Fall
Augustus Heinze dominated the copper fields of Montana, but his family's scheming on Wall Street set off the Panic of 1907
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How Dogs Fight Cancer
Man's best friend is becoming a key player in fighting cancer, allowing scientists to speed up the process of connecting dots between genetics and disease
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Wearable Tech Makes a Fashion Statement
When models wore Google's goggles on the runway, it signaled that the next wave of digital devices may actually go post-geek.
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10 Inventions You Haven’t Heard About
Apple's iPhone 5 will get all the attention this month, but here are some lesser-known innovations whose time has also come
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NASA Sparks Its Imagination
Rovers that ride winds on Venus, robots that roll like tumbleweeds and other wild ideas for exploring space
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Rare People Who Remember Everything
Scientists are taking a closer look at the extremely rare people who remember everything from their pasts. And yes, their brains are different.
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How Biomimicry is Inspiring Human Innovation
Creative minds are increasingly turning to nature—banyan tree leaves, butterfly wings, a bird's beak— for fresh design solutions
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Attack of the Superbugs
Gene detectives tracking a outbreak at the National Institutes of Health reminded of how much we don't know about how infections spread through a hospital
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Is That a Computer in Your Shoe?
Sensors in sports shoes get all the attention, but other devices can identify you by how you walk and help Alzheimer’s patients find their way home
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Brain Science: 10 New Studies That Get Inside Your Head
This new research reveals how little we know about the brain and how it affects our daily lives
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