Science Update

Podcast

October 2, 2009

An ancient hominid skeleton revises human evolution, the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby …

October 1, 2009

A roving robot, about the size and weight of a compact car, cruises the deep sea floor to study life …

September 29, 2009

Using torture to extract information from suspects may have the opposite of the intended effect.

September 28, 2009

Fat may be a productive source of stem cells.

September 26, 2009

A planet called Nibiru won't be slamming into earth in December, 2012, but the hype surrounding the …

September 25, 2009

Torture gets a failing grade from neuroscience, a new benthic rover explores the ocean floor, how …

September 23, 2009

A robot may help cancer surgeons confirm the locations of tumors.

September 22, 2009

A new hypothesis explains why fall colors differ in the U.S. and northern Europe.

September 18, 2009

The gecko's phantom tail, the social lives of fruit flies, stem cells from fat, fall color secrets, …