The dirt on soil loss
By Andrea Baird
Farming is killing our farmland

Expanding life's zones
By Tai Viinikka
Life finds ways to survive in extreme places

 

I feel your pain
By Katy Love
Scientists explore the neurological origins of empathy

Grafting hope
By Stuart Hutson
New treatments promise a better recovery for burn victims

Photo studio in utero
By Emily Huhn
Popular fetal portraits provide families with keepsakes and doctors with concerns

Adaptation or happy coincidence?
By Katy Love
Scientists search for the purpose of the female orgasm

The cyber doctor will see you now
By Michelle Hogan
The internet has changed the way people manage their health - but not always for the better

 
   

Crash course
By Tai Viinikka
New traffic models incorporate how we really behave behind the wheel

Technology in a bottle
By Carrie Lock
Some winemakers raise a glass to new innovations, while for others, they are sour grapes

Bluejack City
By Ryan Olson
An emerging cell phone technology may let people contact you, whether you like it or not

Sharing science
By Carrie Lock
As the internet transforms the nature of scientific publishing, the future of the journal is uncertain

Finding meaning behind the words
By Ryan Olson
Computer science and linguistics converge in a quest to design better speech recognition software

 

Kicking the habit, virtually
By Emily Huhn
Virtual reality is helping people overcome their real-world addictions

The off-road robo-roach
By Andrea Baird
A new generation of go-anywhere robots may redeem mankind's least favorite insect

Interstate anger
By Kelly Young
Scientists search for new ways to combat road rage