Are medieval windows melting?
Humans aren't the only animals who engage in elaborate courtship rituals—view the gallery
Lemon-lime soda brightens those drooping bouquets and vodka gets in the way of aging
This week's clue:
Huge savers and wasters of time
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
The Cancer Genome Atlas will help chart a new course across the complex landscape of human malignancies
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
New systems may allow people to record everything that has touched their lives and to store all these data in a personal digital archive
ENERGY
Diesels Come Clean
Improved engines and exhaust scrubbers, combined with a new fuel, will make energy-efficient diesels nearly as green as hybrids
Diesels Come Clean
Improved engines and exhaust scrubbers, combined with a new fuel, will make energy-efficient diesels nearly as green as hybrids
MEDICINE
New Predictors of Disease
Predictive autoantibodies appear in the blood years before people show symptoms of various disorders. Tests that detected these molecules could warn of the need to take preventive action
New Predictors of Disease
Predictive autoantibodies appear in the blood years before people show symptoms of various disorders. Tests that detected these molecules could warn of the need to take preventive action
NEUROSCIENCE
Illusory Color and the Brain
The brain may not separate perception of color from perception of form and depth
Illusory Color and the Brain
The brain may not separate perception of color from perception of form and depth
ASTROPHYSICS
Black Hole Blowback
A single black hole, smaller than the solar system, can control the destiny of an entire cluster of galaxies
Black Hole Blowback
A single black hole, smaller than the solar system, can control the destiny of an entire cluster of galaxies
ENVIRONMENT
Down Go the Dams
Many dams are being torn down these days, allowing rivers and the ecosystems they support to rebound. But ecological risks abound as well. Can they be averted?
Down Go the Dams
Many dams are being torn down these days, allowing rivers and the ecosystems they support to rebound. But ecological risks abound as well. Can they be averted?
Progress in cell transplants to heal damaged retinas
Alone at the Top
Closer to god: fermilab makes solo top quarks
Deadly Dialogue
Healthy tissue may inadvertently call in tumors
Sympathy for the Devil
Ideas emerge to save the dying tasmanian devil
Scoring Your Identity
New tactics root out the false use of personal data
The international polar year kicks off
Christian Borgs and Jennifer Chayes head a theory group that pursues some of the most formidable challenges in pure math and theoretical computer science
The beef with cloned meat
The new science of happiness needs some historical perspective
Restoring Flow
Left ventricular assist devices
Look out stomach, here comes the sword
Preventing the spread of war will depend on strategies that recognize the shared interests of adversaries
