October 2010

A dermatologist investigates

And is it already too late?!

A self-tuning chainsaw, a massage chair and more of the best ideas in gear

Conceptual shelters that will protect us all from the perils of our rapidly changing environment: rising waters, extreme heat, rampant pollution and overpopulation

If it’s a particularly contagious virus, it would spread across the planet in a year. “If it starts in New … Continued

No one has ever quite nailed down gravity. Newton saw that bodies appeared to attract each other even at a … Continued

Dust may help astronomers understand the formation of stars and planets

This ersatz lung, no bigger than a multivitamin, could represent a new pharmaceutical testing method. On it, researchers have created … Continued

A dramatic technique for mining oil and natural gas called hydraulic fracturing is under fire. Here’s why

In the U.S., people needing a new lung wait more than a year on average for an organ. That’s often … Continued