predictions

The models hint at an early peaking, extra-intense influenza bug this year.

Most projections dating back to the 1970s have understood how increasing carbon dioxide will warm our planet

With more than 90 percent accuracy

A detailed report lists dozens of great and terrible possibilities.

A new data-mining project analyzes Danish health records to chart the trajectory of diseases throughout a life.

Quants vs. critics: who will be right?

The best use of tremendous calculating power? Figuring out how easy it will be to breathe today.

Analyzing the structure of a social network can predict who a person's spouse is. And when the algorithm's wrong, that means the couple is likely to break up.

Activity in one very particular part of the brain shows a high correlation with recidivism.

Satisfy a morbid curiosity—or just leave it to the professionals.