College admission conundrum?

Critics carp about college entrance exams and point to data showing that high-school grades better predict success. How do the More »

The benefits of watching

A fascinating study taps “mirror neurons” to improve hand strength and dexterity. If I watch a movie of somebody cutting with scissors, More »

What’s the attachment to “my” team? How do we deal with the inevitable disappointment? Are murder and suicide now “part of the game”? More »

How do bones, isotopes, historic records, DNA and grave goods tell us about the dead, royal and otherwise?? More »

Most water pollution originates in polluted runoff. After a near-record number of beach closures, could green infrastructure convert More »

Population growth, climate change and development are all focusing attention on water shortages. More »

Contaminated injection blamed for mini-epidemic. Why are hospitals running out of generic drugs, anesthetics and antibiotics? More »

Could an offshore earthquake start a deadly tsunami, as in Sumatra and Japan? Where do tsunamis get their power? How do warning systems More »

Can marketers coerce you to buy stuff you don’t need? How do sound, scent, touch and brand affect buying behavior? More »

Canada’s oil-drenched sands are the second-largest oil reserves, but they pollute air and water, destroy forests and boost warming. A More »

Flax, the basis for linen, was spun and dyed, and lost in the mud. More than 30,000 years later, microscopic flax fibers provide the More »

Fraud happens. In a 2009 survey, 2 percent of scientists admitted faking data; 14 percent said colleagues have done it. Problems worst More »

Decay is part of life, and death. When garbage decays in a landfill, or manure decays in a tank, the result is methane. Is this natural More »

Elements rule! Without phosphorus fertilizer, millions starve. Copper = electricity shortage. More »

The candidates are skirting issues related to environment, energy and science policy. Heard promising plans for greener energy, solid More »