The Hottest (and Coldest) Trends This Thanksgiving Although it can be cooked in a separate pot, stuffing is traditionally cooked right inside the turkey, absorbing the bird’s...
Pictures of Living Things So much of science and medicine comes down to taking pictures. Biology, especially, has long been considered an observational enterprise...
Biologically-Inspired Engineering The past few years have seen an increase in robotics inspired by the natural world. These robots are designed to...
This month in DNA repair: the elephant and the prize Increases in body size and lifespan should theoretically make an animal more prone to DNA replication errors that can produce...
The Parts of the Brain Consider brains and computers. How are they similar? Both can perform complex, rational tasks. Both take inputs and make decisions...