All Stories
- Brain
The colorful world of synesthesia
Explore the sensory explosion experienced by people with this unusual, but not that uncommon nor unwelcome, condition.
- Health & Medicine
Taking the sting out of scorpion venom
Drug given to stung children in Mexico lessens symptoms.
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- Chemistry
Seeing red means danger ahead
A tiny molecule may make a big difference in future warning systems.
- Chemistry
Night of the living ants
Chemicals make the difference between life and death for these insects.
- Tech
Silk’s superpowers
Scientists are studying the strong and stretchy material in spiders, insects and even goats.
- Health & Medicine
Swine flu goes global
The disease is likely to keep spreading, but a vaccine may be in sight.
- Animals
A bird that keeps the beat
A dancing cockatoo shows that humans aren’t the only animals with rhythm.
- Life
Life trapped under a glacier
At Antarctica’s Blood Falls, scientists study microbes living in a dark and salty home.
- Space
The hungry blob at the edge of the universe
Scientists have observed one of the oldest objects in the sky, possibly a galaxy in a growth spurt.
- Health & Medicine
Kids now getting ‘adult’ disease
More kids are developing diabetes, and obesity is a major reason why.
- Fossils
Have shell, will travel
Fossilized tracks left by early land-dwelling animals reveal they brought shells ashore.
