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Drive and Curiosity: What Fuels the Passion for Science by Istvan Hargittai

The stories of 15 leading scientists are examined for clues to what makes some scientists exceptional and what fuels discovery. Prometheus Books, 2011, 338 p., $26

By Science NewsDecember 30, 2011
BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Medicine: Over 2,000 Years of Images and Imagination by Julie Anderson, Emm Barnes and Emma Shackleton

Review by Nick Bascom.

By Science NewsDecember 30, 2011
BOOK REVIEW: How To Think Like A Neandertal by Thomas Wynn and Frederick Coolidge

Review by Bruce Bower.

By Science NewsDecember 30, 2011
Life
Sun-oil mix deadly for young herring

Fish embryos proved surprisingly vulnerable to a 2007 spill in San Francisco Bay.

By Susan MiliusDecember 30, 2011
Chemistry
In a Squeeze

Elements under pressure reveal secrets of extreme chemistry.

By Alexandra WitzeDecember 30, 2011
Health & Medicine
Brainy Ballplayers

Elite athletes get their heads in the game.

By Nick BascomDecember 30, 2011
Tech
Software Scientist

With a little data, Eureqa generates fundamental laws of nature.

By Rachel EhrenbergDecember 30, 2011
Chemistry
Molecule ties itself in a complex knot

Chemists synthesize a five-crossing structure centered on chloride.

By Alexandra WitzeDecember 29, 2011
Animals
Deep-sea glow serves as bait

Marine bacteria light up to get a ride elsewhere.

By Alexandra WitzeDecember 27, 2011
Life
Staggered lessons may work better

Training at irregular intervals improves learning in sea snails.

By Laura SandersDecember 26, 2011
Space
Saturn moons spied from the side

Cassini captures Titan and Dione against the sixth planet’s rings.

By Nadia DrakeDecember 23, 2011
Paleontology
Early animals dethroned

Cell division patterns in controversial Chinese fossils place them outside the animal kingdom.

By Alexandra WitzeDecember 22, 2011

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