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The souped-up Large Hadron Collider is back to take on its weightiest questions yet
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Mar 18, 2015
New Test Diagnoses Malaria In Ancient Bones
Bones from the past could help patients in the future
Feb 16, 2015
Staying Calm When Lives Are at Stake
How an Ebola doctor deals with the stress of fighting a deadly disease
Oct 02, 2013
How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases
By comparing diseases from then and now, researchers can learn how they spread. Maybe they can learn how to stop them, too.
Jan 17, 2013
A Single Bout Of Exercise Can Make Your Flu Shot More Effective
Just make sure your sweat levels are optimal.
Nov 28, 2012
Korean Government Will Intervene On Gadget Addiction, Starting With 3-Year-Olds
Gadgets and the Internet are big in South Korea. Really big, as this Associated Press story points out. Now “addiction”...
Sep 13, 2011
Americans Suffering From Possibly-Imaginary Sensitivity to Wi-Fi Run for Radio-Free Zone In the Hills of Appalachia
It’s safe to say that most of us have come to accept, if not embrace, the abundance of wireless technology...
Aug 10, 2011
New Drug Can Treat Almost Any Viral Infection By Killing the Body’s Infected Cells
A new broad-spectrum treatment for viruses could be as effective as antibiotics fighting bacteria, MIT researchers report. The method uses...
Dec 16, 2010
Science’s Favorite Self-Experimenters, Self-Endangerers, and Self-Agonizers
Science needs the fearless
