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Baby, It’s All In Your Mind
Science

Baby, It’s All In Your Mind

This is your brain on stress

A packet of freeze-dried ice cream with a photo of an astronaut on the packaging.
Space

If it’s good enough for astronauts, it’s good enough for us

The high-tech joys of freeze-dried foods.

Aviation

FusionMan Makes Historic Jet-Propelled Flight

After a rain delay, daredevil Yves Rossy successfully crosses the English Channel in a homemade jet-wing

Primitive Sushi?
Science

Primitive Sushi?

New research shows Neanderthals enjoyed surf and turf

Gear

A Water Lens for a Better Camera

New liquid lens technique could lead to cheaper, lighter and more energy-efficient cameras in a range of devices

Gear

Face Off: G1 v. iPhone

Android and Apple go head to head. Who will emerge victorious?

A $40,000 Hyundai? Luxuriating in the 2009 Genesis Sedan
Vehicles

A $40,000 Hyundai? Luxuriating in the 2009 Genesis Sedan

Hyundai undercuts Lexus, Infiniti and Mercedes with a luxury car that'll give car buyers another reason to forget the Korean carmaker's checkered past

Gaseous State
Environment

Gaseous State

Scientists measure methane at the source

Nerd on Nerd Cyber-Violence
Gear

Nerd on Nerd Cyber-Violence

Hackers attack LHC network. Is computer geeks/physicists the new Jets/Sharks?

Ain’t No Cure For The Winter Time Blues…Or Is There?
Health

Ain’t No Cure For The Winter Time Blues…Or Is There?

Fluctuations in serotonin transports help explain seasonal mood swings

Breaking Open the Unknown Universe
Particle Physics

Breaking Open the Unknown Universe

The most powerful and complex science experiment in the history of the universe is finally—after 14 years and $10 billion—about to begin. There’s no telling what it may find, and that’s entirely the point

Special Operations
Medicine

Special Operations

Work-around surgeries for missing limbs, quick fixes to mend Nazi bones and tricks for lengthening uneven limbs; when it comes to special ops, the Doctor is in

A More Efficient Hybrid
Gear

A More Efficient Hybrid

Reusing exhaust makes for a cleaner, more capable engine

Enduring Image
Gear

Enduring Image

A thinner, tougher display puts screens on more gadgets

Of Brain Disease and Belly Ache
Medicine

Of Brain Disease and Belly Ache

In her inaugural post the doctor explains why eating humans is bad; and eating margarine is barely any better

Surgery By Numbers
Health

Surgery By Numbers

A new imaging technology may make surgeons' jobs a little easier

Driving The 2009 Corvette ZR1: Detroit’s Mild-Mannered Supercar
Vehicles

Driving The 2009 Corvette ZR1: Detroit’s Mild-Mannered Supercar

Chevrolet's latest sports car pairs supercar horsepower with driving comfort. Yes, we're sure it's a Corvette.

A Virus-Powered Battery
Environment

A Virus-Powered Battery

MIT scientists have engineering the first viral assembly line workers

Hands-On: GM’s 2009 Silverado Hybrid
Technology

Hands-On: GM’s 2009 Silverado Hybrid

The Toolmongers take a hybrid beast out for a spin

Why Aren’t Batteries Better Yet?
Technology

Why Aren’t Batteries Better Yet?

Readers ask -- and you answer