Feature

  1. Earth

    Liquid Assets

    Research provides guidance on how best to bank water during times of plenty for use during subsequent droughts

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    NO News

    Preliminary research suggests that inhaled nitric oxide may offer a much-needed treatment for patients suffering from complications of sickle cell disease.

    By Damaris Christensen
  3. Tech

    Building a Supermodel

    Researchers are combining ergonomics and biological research with computer power to build a virtual human that can simulate human biology from anatomy down to the genetic code.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Anthropology

    Cultures of Reason

    East Asian and Western cultures may encourage fundamentally different reasoning styles, rather than build on universal processes often deemed necessary for thinking.