Sci + Tech

Roughly a million children die from drowning each year. The high mortality rate came as a surprise last year, when surveys in Asia were conducted… Read More »Developed world drownings exceed expectations

Ever wanted to be a superhero? Well here’s your chance to help save the world. World Community Grid is a not-for-profit organization that uses idle… Read More »Your idle computer can save the world

Plants have us beat. Every day, trillions of them convert sunlight into stored energy, because they, like us, still need energy when the sun doesn’t… Read More »New catalyst sheds light on solar energy

Subjects in the developing world face exploitation during clinical trials

Unjust organizations around the world face a new threat: anonymity. A new web site called Wikileaks­ makes whistleblowers untraceable, so that they can leak documents… Read More »Wikileaks web site gives whistleblowers a voice

Computational origami expands the scope of paper folding

The road to cheap electric cars could be bumpy in places

Scientists question the validity of medicine lacking strong evidence

Rust fungus threatens to push food prices even higher

And why we might never understand them

Mass migrations, the population explosion, and city living fuel rapid rate of genetic change

On February 26 the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) went online. It was an overwhelming first day, with 18.5 million hits, 13.3 million page views and… Read More »Book of life opens

Volcanoes inspire scientists in warming battle

Computer-simulated evolution can lead to unexpected solutions

Probacteria fight AIDS and gas