Topic: Science

How to Move a 15-Ton Electromagnet

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How do massive electromagnets move? Incredibly slowly, if the $3 million plan to get one of them from New York to Chicago can tell us anything.

By Erik Hayden

Aug 15, 2011

Saying 'No' To Your Doctor; 'Addiction' Gets Redefined

Plus: new research finds that nice guys earn much less than their less-agreeable peers

Comments | 3,104 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 10, 2011

Why People Like Anything That Plays Hard to Get

A new study finds that men not only desire women, but also products, that are out of their reach

Comments | 3,236 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Aug 9, 2011

Stat of the Day

Americans Have No Idea Who Today's Scientists Are

Only 4 percent could name a living scientist

Comments | 2,405 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Aug 9, 2011

How Meteorites Fit Into the Search for Alien Life

A recent discovery has injected hope into the search for extraterrestrials

Comments | 4,702 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 8, 2011

What Facebook Does to Kids' Brains

The social network is both good and evil

Comments | 27,522 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 5, 2011

Science Demystifies the Female Orgasm

Researchers have mapped the parts of the female body that make women climax

Comments | 24,216 Views

By John Hudson

Jul 27, 2011

Stem Cell Ruling Renews Bioethics Debate

The White House and other commentators weigh in

Comments | 591 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jul 26, 2011

Our Candidates for a New 'Saddest Movie Scene Ever'

Surely someone's filmed sadder scene than 1995's 'The Champ'

Comments | 10,510 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 22, 2011

A Zoo's Worth of Robotic Animals

A German firm has designed birds, penguins and even humans

Comments | 2,461 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 22, 2011

NASA's Heading to Mars to Look for Signs of Life

The intriguing announcement comes just 24-hours after the final shuttle landing

Comments | 1,809 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 12, 2011

No, Really: You Don't Need to Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day

Again, an expert speaks out against this so-called rule

Comments | 10,962 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jul 6, 2011

Spatwatch

Richard Dawkins Gets into a Comments War with Feminists

Scientist Richard Dawkins lands himself in blog war

Comments | 94,642 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 29, 2011

The Super Discriminating Powers of Ovulating Women

Two new studies say they have powers far greater than anyone would expect

Comments | 929 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 21, 2011

Research Suggests a 'Sixth Sense' Could Be Real

Photoreceptors sensitive to magnetic fields could drive our sense of direction

Comments | 2,850 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 6, 2011

Why to Care About Bottling Antimatter: Could Fuel Starships

The physics breakthrough may be the most futuristic discovery this year

Comments | 9,716 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 27, 2011

Student Discovers the Universe's Missing Mass

A 22 year-old solves a problem that's stumped physicists for years…on her summer vacation

Comments | 16,549 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 26, 2011

What the Tweet?

Mutton Parts, Randy Cartoonists, and Expensive Taste

Also, mutton parts, baby-making and a prostitute-loving libertarian cartoonist

Comments | 1,245 Views

By Erik Hayden

May 17, 2011

Another New Planet Just Might Be Hospitable for Life

Another Gliese discovery inspires hope that scientists found an Earth-like planet

Comments | 12,438 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 11, 2011

How Information Leaks Are Hurting Science

Instant returns on a painstaking process are bound to disappoint

Comments | 3,380 Views

By Alex Eichler

May 11, 2011

Found Object

Dynamic Infographic Helps You Understand Fish Oil

A guide to health supplements, in bubble-chart form

Comments | 1,728 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 9, 2011

Stat of the Day

How Long It Takes Stephen Hawking to Answer a Question

Given the answer, you'll look with fresh amazement upon his productivity

Comments | 7,855 Views

By Alex Eichler

May 3, 2011

By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Nerds Howl as Lack of Funding Shuts Down SETI's Alien Search

But they'd just found 1,235 new planets!

Comments | 1,159 Views

By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Harvard Monkey Researcher Replicates a Controversial Experiment

But his name isn't cleared just yet

Comments | 1,944 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 13, 2011

Scientists and Journalists Still Obsessed With Duck Sex

This time, apparently bill color warns potential mates of STDs

Comments | 2,858 Views

By John Hudson

Apr 6, 2011

The Latest Craze: Hi-Res Bird Hatching Videos

Spring is here. Time to watch baby eagles get born

Comments | 2,586 Views

By Erik Hayden

Apr 6, 2011

Scientists Create Rudimentary Eye From Mouse Stem Cells

It's being described as a "retina in a dish"

Comments | 453 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 5, 2011

95% of People Who Say They Need Five Hours of Sleep Are Wrong

You are probably not a member of the 'sleepless elite,' so turn in early

Comments | 4,357 Views

By Uri Friedman

Mar 14, 2011

Band Class Is a Fungi and Bacteria Breeding Ground

A new study says that playing used woodwind and brass instruments can make you sick

Comments | 172 Views

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