Male contraceptive: One step ahead

Nobody has shown an effective, reversible contraception for men. Using on-the-market meds, that goal has now been reached. More »

Eurasia’s genetic landscape unraveled

The largest genetic study of Eurasia's human past shows how past migrations shaped the peoples and languages of today. More »

Vaccines. Gene-modified food. Climate. We're awash in science skeptics. Is this an anti-science mood, or something more complicated? More »

In the aftermath of the video-taped death of Eric Garner at the hands of the NYPD, we look at the effect of cameras on policing. More »

Check out these over-the-horizon advances in antibiotics, energy, health and freshwater. More »

A study that looks at implicit associations finds that raising the “salience” of banking causes a dip in honesty among bankers. More »

Excess phosphorus fuels growth of dangerous cyanobacteria that make a range of toxins. Control efforts have focused on sewage treatment More »

As the globe warms, a sophisticated analysis of satellite records shows that tropical cyclones are moving away from the equator, as More »

How do tornadoes derive so much power from the air? What good are tornado watches? Will predictions improve? Can you build a safe room More »

Whether in a U.S. shopping mall or Indian farm country, cognitive load — the burden of thinking about getting enough money to pay the More »

A massive study looks at how ideas pass through social networks in 43 Indian villages, then offers a new definition of “well More »

We’ll never know how implicit bias affected George Zimmerman in the minutes before he shot Trayvon Martin. It’s easy enough to More »

Smelters refine aluminum ore, but not iron ore, with electricity. A new electrolytic process for refining iron ore could save vast More »

What are the safety fundamentals of the giant American food system? What do the new rules say? Who will (and maybe should) escape More »

We spend ever-more hours with TV, cellphones, tablets and computers, is it rude or necessary to always answer your phone? Does More »