On the Scene
- Humans
Intel Science Talent Search finalists reflect on their week in D.C.
Intel Science Talent Search finalists visit President Obama and members of Congress in prelude to announcement of top prize winners.
- Humans
Justifying research, basic or otherwise
A neuroscience panel at the annual AAAS meeting is asked to weigh in on the value of curiosity-driven, versus applied, investigations
- Psychology
Sometimes, happiness is for bozos
Despite its benefits, happiness and its pursuit has risks, as writer Bruce Bower describes in a humorous report from the recent meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
- Life
Three scientists, three wishes (with extras for the cosmologist)
Research luminaries reveal the questions they'd most like to see answered.
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Don’t forget beauty
An ornithologist argues that arbitrary preferences may have a place in the bird world.
- Life
Soil search suggests broad roots for antibiotic resistance
Drug-defeating genes are everywhere, but don’t blame dirt-dwelling bacteria for resistance seen in the clinic.
- Humans
Climate researcher speaks out
BLOG: Michael Mann says scientists have lost control of the public message about climate change, Alexandra Witze reports from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing meeting.
- Humans
Should health care workers be required to get flu vaccinations?
Mandatory policies increase participation at some hospitals, but are still disputed by unions and some staffers.
- Psychology
Lies, damned lies and psychology experiments
Researchers may deceive themselves when they mislead study participants.
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Guts of a twister
Tornado-chasing scientists capture a supercell storm in all its glory.
- Space
An uncomfortable silence
At NASA meeting, answers to questions about cost overruns on the Hubble’s successor prove difficult to come by.
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Neuroanatomy down on the farm
Researchers retreat to bucolic surroundings for brain cell-mapping competition.
