Why Ban Full-Body Swimsuits?

by John D. Barrow Jul 25, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

Michael Phelps will open Olympic competitions Saturday. John D.... MORE

U.S. Gives $150M to AIDS Fight

Jul 24, 2012 6:06 AM EDT

Aiming at stigmatized populations. MORE

What's Causing Severe Weather?

by Climate Central Jul 21, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

In a new book, ‘Global Weirdness’, scientists and journalists ask fundamental questions about... MORE

Scientists Lay Out Map to Curing AIDS

Jul 20, 2012 6:33 AM EDT

Say it’s “a realistic possibility.” MORE

Magical Realism

by Kevin Canfield Jul 18, 2012 8:10 AM EDT

Alex Stone outraged his fellow illusionists when he shared secrets in a magazine article.... MORE

The Hot Generation

by Mark Hertsgaard Jul 18, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

Droughts, heat waves—with the evidence mounting of major climate change, why aren’t parents taking... MORE

America’s Zoloft Problem

by Cara Spitalewitz Jul 15, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

A new book takes stock of a generation that’s grown up with antidepressants.... MORE

The Godless Particle

by Lawrence M. Krauss Jul 9, 2012 1:00 AM EDT

The media-adopted name for the Higgs Boson, believed to be discovered this week, couldn’t be more... MORE

No Jobs for New Scientists

Jul 8, 2012 7:41 AM EDT

As emphasis placed on science education. MORE

You Found My Particle!

by God, David Javerbaum Jul 6, 2012 3:00 PM EDT

God, the author of ‘The Last Testament: A Memoir,’ thanks scientists for helping him find that... MORE

After the Higgs Boson: What Scientists Will Do With the Discovery

by Sean Carroll Jul 6, 2012 1:13 PM EDT

The Higgs boson discovery revolutionizes the world of physics.... MORE

Meme of the Week

Jul 6, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

See some of the most notable examples of parodies and jokes surrounding the Large Hadron Collider,... MORE