january 2009

A new system makes tracking healthcare serial killers easier

The Air Force wants a new bomber equipped with 21st-century technology. That could mean stealthier surface materials and laser weapons—and it might even skip the pilot

America is haunted by 100,000 missing persons and 40,000 unidentified sets of remains. Only one lab can truly connect the lost and the dead—and it’s revealing the secrets of serial...

Get your Xbox 360 online wirelessly with an old router and free software

Sometimes you just need to know

Energy-efficient tech dims Edison’s bright idea

This year’s most popular destinations for unmanned landers

New orbiting observatory will search for Earth-like planets

The most definitive study yet could finally determine whether cellphone use causes cancer

NASA test-drives a new rocket