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Gamers Solve AIDS-Related Enzyme Puzzle, Helping Scientists Search for Novel Drugs
Diseases

Gamers Solve AIDS-Related Enzyme Puzzle, Helping Scientists Search for Novel Drugs

Seeking Advanced Stem Cell Treatment, Peyton Manning Flies to Europe
Stem Cells

Seeking Advanced Stem Cell Treatment, Peyton Manning Flies to Europe

The Incredible Shrinking Shot: Needles Get a Pain-Free Makeover
Medicine

The Incredible Shrinking Shot: Needles Get a Pain-Free Makeover

This Week in the Future, September 12-16, 2011
Science

This Week in the Future, September 12-16, 2011

New Cars Make Me Feel Old
Vehicles

New Cars Make Me Feel Old

In which an admitted gadget nerd feels as confused as grandma when dealing with the modern automobile

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan, Three Astronauts in Tow
Technology

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan, Three Astronauts in Tow

Suntory Creates Mythical Blue (Or, Um, Lavender-ish) Rose
Science

Suntory Creates Mythical Blue (Or, Um, Lavender-ish) Rose

Kepler Spots a Planet Orbiting Two Suns, Just Like Star Wars’ Tatooine
Exoplanets

Kepler Spots a Planet Orbiting Two Suns, Just Like Star Wars’ Tatooine

Rdio and MOG Jump on the Free Music Bandwagon
Technology

Rdio and MOG Jump on the Free Music Bandwagon

Can eliminating any cost at all give subscription music services a leg up in the U.S.?

The Mystery of Wrinkly-When-Wet Fingers, Solved
Science

The Mystery of Wrinkly-When-Wet Fingers, Solved

The Next Generation of Night-Vision Goggles
Military

The Next Generation of Night-Vision Goggles

The newest goggles boast ridiculously sensitive (yet adjustable) thermal sensors as well as a data overlay--like a smartphone inside your goggles

Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation
Evolution

Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation

Animals (including humans) are constantly adapting to their environments. Here are ten reminders that this incredible process is constant—not limited to the distant past

Americans Suffering From Possibly-Imaginary Sensitivity to Wi-Fi Run for Radio-Free Zone In the Hills of Appalachia
Diseases

Americans Suffering From Possibly-Imaginary Sensitivity to Wi-Fi Run for Radio-Free Zone In the Hills of Appalachia

IBM’s Watson Hired For His First Real Job
Technology

IBM’s Watson Hired For His First Real Job

Video: Take to the Road, and the Seas, in an Amphibious Camping Trailer
Gear

Video: Take to the Road, and the Seas, in an Amphibious Camping Trailer

GRAIL Mission Is On Its Way to the Moon
Technology

GRAIL Mission Is On Its Way to the Moon

This Week in the Future, September 5-9, 2011
Science

This Week in the Future, September 5-9, 2011

All the Gold We’ve Mined Came From Space, New Study Says
Space

All the Gold We’ve Mined Came From Space, New Study Says

The core of the Earth has its own native-grown, inaccessible wealth, though

Archive Gallery: Now You Can Watch Television in Color!
Technology

Archive Gallery: Now You Can Watch Television in Color!

How we helped readers transition from black and white sets to color television

How the Greenest Skyscraper Complex Ever Is Rising Out of the Rubble of the World Trade Center
Environment

How the Greenest Skyscraper Complex Ever Is Rising Out of the Rubble of the World Trade Center