MIT researchers have demonstrated that a gel composed of small, woven protein fragments can successfully carry and release proteins of different sizes...
Daily Mail | Posted 11.17.2011
Scientists searching for a 'God spot' in the brain have found three areas that control religious belief. A study of 40 participants, including Christ...
John W. Delicath | Posted 05.25.2011
While skepticism is a virtue for any reporter, you'll have to excuse me if John Tierney's skepticism about the potential politicization of science under Obama seems oddly misplaced.
Michael Eisen | Posted 05.25.2011
Rep. Conyers would have us believe that it is just a coincidence that his bill would erase a government policy vehemently opposed by publishers who have contributed to his campaigns.
Ryan Mehl | Posted 05.25.2011
The days of cautiously taking care of ourselves will wane as we move medicine, politics and society forward. By embracing stem-cell research, we will see the many troubles of aging and disease disappear.
Charles Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011
Thank goodness that the trickle-down economy collapsed from its own incompetence and corruption, and American people elected Barack Obama to rebuild a society we can be proud of.
Hillary Newman | Posted 05.25.2011
There is nothing more exciting than to look at the promise of the day making art.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Ever wonder why sharks get several rows of teeth and people only get one? Some geneticists did, and their discovery could spur work...
A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011
We have to ask ourselves why theoretically serious newspapers hand over precious (and it is precious) column inches to such serial deceivers as John Tierney and George Will.
Susan Cosier | Posted 05.25.2011
"The solution to this crisis depends on the spread of science into the world of politics," said Al Gore. Now that we have new leadership, we have to make a decision as a species.
Live Science | Robert Roy Britt | Posted 11.17.2011
Lonely people have less activity in a part of the brain that normally lights up in association with reward, scientists have found. It's not clear if s...
Steven Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011
When our leaders take anti-science positions, or happily plead ignorance about some of the most important issues of our time, they're not just being anti-intellectual. They're also being un-American. We discussed this and much more in a live chat earlier today.
dailymail.co.uk | David Derbyshire | Posted 11.17.2011
A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists. The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stre...
BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011
There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, a US conference has heard....
Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011
1. Addendum 2. Another 3. Accident 4. Anomaly 5. Annoying 6. Afterbirth 7. ADHD 8. Appendage 9. Analogue 10. AdvertisingSpace
Daily Telegraph | Matthew Moore | Posted 11.17.2011
A "living" doll made of human cancer cells has been created by scientists to illustrate a new method of testing potentially life-saving treatments. ...
Daily Telegraph | Matthew Moore | Posted 05.25.2011
The reason that kissing feels so pleasurable is that sparks a surge of hormones in our brains, according to new research. Couples who share a passio...
Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011
I mean its ridiculous. A baby momma 14 times over should not be living with her parents in a modest 3-bedroom house in Bellflower, California.
Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 05.25.2011
Instead of policies based on extreme ideology, we need to start a new dialogue about reproductive and sexual health that is based on sound, science-based public policies.
Lennard Davis | Posted 11.17.2011
The Right was wrong in banning stem-cell research, but the Left shouldn't over-correct by insisting that science be free to do anything it likes without the input of informed citizens.
Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011
Because science is worshiped and scientists have grown used to an ethos of amorality, to protest against diabolical creativity makes you a target of irrational smears.
Rep. Rush Holt | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a false impression in Washington that you need a PhD or science background to use scientific facts and research to make public policy decisions. This should not be the case.
Julia Bovey | Posted 05.25.2011
Someday, coal-fired electricity plants will likely be able to capture and store their global warming pollution, and that's something that NRDC encourages, as long as it's done well.
Jill Brooke | Posted 11.17.2011
Does natural selection motivate sperm? Turns out it may be good ol' male competition. Nothing gets those fellas going like knowing there are other guys in the mix.
Andrew Trees | Posted 11.17.2011
We most value those qualities about our partners that we value about ourselves, research shows. So, all you really need to figure out is what you like about yourself.
MIT News Office | Anne Trafton | Posted 05.25.2011