Thursday, 9 February, 2012

Pres. Obama has removed some limits on studies of cells that can become any body cell. What was lost in eight years of limits on embryonic stem cells? What’s ahead?

Biology operates on the nanometer scale, and now ultra-small technology is producing monster benefits for genetic analysis, cell biologists, and the treatment of blinding glaucoma.

What you can’t see can still interest you. Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical gizmos to see through the ground, find places to dig.

To measure the molecules that give food taste, you need a standardized eating machine. One has finally arrived, courtesy of food technologists in France (of all places!). Meet the mechanical masticator!

For the scientist or wanna-be who’s (almost) got it all: We scour the planet to find ancient wood, ancient-er ice, and a bamboo microscope. Dive into our holiday gift catalog slide-show!

Want to make alternative fuel? Need to get electricity directly from organic slop? Bacteria may have the perfect answer.

How does an atomic clock work? How does an atomic fountain work? Is there a limit to the accuracy of an atomic clock?

Old museum collection sheds light on vanishing land snails of Polynesia.

New technology in ground-based telescopes will give better picture of the universe and detect deadly asteroids.

Space shuttle Columbia has crashed, raising questions about research on the space shuttle and the International Space Station. Should we do space science by robots or manned vehicles?