Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina
Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina
Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.
Cell culture goes 3-D with devices that better mimic in vivo conditions.
Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.
Stem cells collected from younger donors are more effective for transplantation and regenerative medicine than those from older individuals.
Competition for resources between mothers- and daughters-in-law having children at the same time could have been a driver for the emergence of menopause.
Fossils from northern Kenya point to a new human species that lived in Africa nearly 2 million years ago.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
On the 10th anniversary of The Scientist’s survey of life science academics, institutions are contending with tighter budgets and larger administrative staffs, while working to sustain and inspire their researchers.