Check out some of the games being used in serious scientific research, education, and treatment.
Check out some of the games being used in serious scientific research, education, and treatment.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
There's a lot more than dirt to the soil in which plants grow.
Affordable diagnostic tests tackle the world’s most pressing health problems.
Scientists studying the Arctic Ocean aboard a US Coast Guard icebreaker discover one of the largest phytoplankton blooms ever recorded—beneath sea ice.
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.
| January 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the January 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Doctors turn to good microbes to fight disease. Will the same strategy work with crops?
Scientists are using video games to tap the collective intelligence of people around the world, while doctors and educators are turning to games to treat and teach.
Twenty-first century lab reports will include test results read by a new breed of pathologist.