Month: July 2012

As the “individual mandate” of the Affordable Care Act moves forward, debate and speculation continue…

Emotional problems in childhood are common. Approximately 8 to 22 percent of children suffer from…

Interactive proofs — mathematical games that underlie much modern cryptography — work even if players…

For the human brain, learning a new task when rules change can be a surprisingly…

A beautiful and colossal human sculpture is one of the latest cultural treasures unearthed by…

New research is one of the strongest indicators yet of molecular signaling from end to…

Nothing inspires environmentalism quite like a smog-filled sky or a contaminated river, according to a…

By studying fruit flies, scientists have successfully devised a fast and cost-saving way to uncover…

What exactly happens to your face when you smile spontaneously, and how does that affect…