Nikola Tesla’s Dark Secret
One of the greatest inventors of the 20th century also had an obsessive mind that flitted between self-deprecating genius and mad scientist.
View ArticleThe Scientist Who Uses Yeast to Brew Painkillers
Christina Smolke uses yeast to create cheaper, more sustainable methods of producing plant-based drugs.
View ArticleCities That Function Like Forests Are on the Horizon
Urbanologists are turning to the natural world to solve city problems.
View ArticleWhy Humankind Isn't Ready for the Bionic Revolution
Bioenhancing will help us run faster, understand more and beat disease. But it might also rock civilization to its core.
View ArticleChemotherapy Is Brutal. Can This MIT Engineer Fix It?
This device might help make chemotherapy more efficient and less problematic ... from home.
View ArticleA Syrian Medical Student on Learning to Heal Amid War
Ongoing war has crippled Syria's health-care system. But new medical students continue to train, with an eye toward building a brighter future.
View ArticleThis MacArthur 'Genius' Has Found a Connection Between Geology and Genetics
Call this MacArthur genius a historical Dr. House.
View ArticleThe Scientist Who Studies Our Raunchy Neanderthal Ancestors
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens got it on. Regularly!
View ArticleHow Darwin's Social Anxiety Nearly Prevented the Discovery of Evolution
The great botanist was overcome by anxiety - so much so that he nearly got beat to claiming evolution's discovery.
View ArticleMeet the Leading Expert on Trans Athletes
Joanna Harper transitioned in 2004 and now advises the Olympics' gender policy.
View ArticleCan Scott Pruitt Change the Climate of the EPA?
Can Donald Trump's pick to run the EPA rewrite the rules on environmental protection?
View ArticleThe Human Zoos of the 19th Century
Travelers and tourists loved visiting insane asylums.
View ArticleThe Nuclear Engineer Who Is the Darling of the Alt-Energy World
Dr. Rachel Slaybaugh is quickly becoming one of the most well-known names in nuclear energy - and she's only 32.
View ArticleMight Snake Robots Ready the Moon for Human Settlement?
Scientists are developing AI-powered robotic snakes they say can help find underground space on the moon for humans.
View ArticleA Utah Scientist Powering the 'Cancer Moonshot'
Mary Beckerle leads one of the best cancer institutes in the U.S. Will the Joe Biden-backed researcher help develop a cure?
View ArticleA Genetic Link Between Autism and Prodigy?
A psychologist looks for a link between autism and child geniuses in families.
View ArticleThe Science of Climate Change Skepticism
A recent study suggests that the weather where people live influences if they believe in climate change.
View ArticleThe Bioengineer Trying to Predict and Prevent Concussions
This bioengineer is applying his research on how force impacts the body to some of medicine's most pressing problems.
View ArticleSpace Race 2.0: Will His Company Be the First to Mine Asteroids?
It's the new space race - and this time, no Russia vs. the USA. It's just humanity against the clock.
View ArticleWill This Man Be the First to Run a Marathon in Under Two Hours?
Yannis Pitsiladis believes he can use gear, diet and psychology to reach record-time marathons.
View ArticleThis 25-Year-Old Moroccan Helped in NASA's Craziest Ever Planet Discovery
Khalid Barkaoui provided crucial data analysis that led to NASA's recent discovery of potentially life-sustaining exoplanets.
View ArticleHow the U.S. Military Can Stay Ahead of Russia and China … With Robots
Multi-domain battle is the new Pentagon concept set to replace counterinsurgency doctrine as America rethinks foreign threats.
View ArticleUrban Beasts and Where to Find Them
Professor Colleen Downs' band of postgrad students is studying more than a dozen species - in and around a city of 4 million people.
View ArticleThe French Expedition That Shaped the Earth
18th-century scientists on tour: Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
View ArticleThe Secret Adventures of a Beer Brewing Expert
"Wild lagers, though, are tricky because of the yeast - it was only recently found in nature, so [it] has never experienced life inside of a brewery."
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a Bedbug Collector
"The bedbugs that I've collected have become my pets in some ways. I feed them my own blood."
View ArticleShe’s on a Mission to Save the Sunflowers — With Science
From Dubai and India to the Dakotas, this immigrant scientist is key to fighting a cancer-like disease - in sunflowers.
View ArticleThe 28-Year-Old Physicist Looking to Revamp India’s Education System
After a breakthrough discovery that proved Einstein was right, Karan Jani wants to revolutionize how science is taught in India.
View ArticleHow a Nobel Laureate Invented Argentina's Favorite Salsa Dip
Luis Federico Leloir was responsible for two of Argentina's greatest 20th-century achievements.
View ArticleThe Lebanese Scientist Saving the Sharks of the Middle East
Rima Jabado is racing to save sharks in the Arabian seas - before it's too late.
View ArticleThe Young Physicist Creating Matter From Light
University of Chicago physicist Jonathan Simon has built a material out of light, bringing us closer to quantum computing.
View ArticleDoctors Swear to 'Do No Harm.' Why Don’t Data Scientists?
Data science is a valuable field, but one that carries great risk.
View ArticleCould She Develop a Breakthrough Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis?
This scientist's nanotechnology may have an edge over current treatments for a disease affecting millions of people.
View ArticleCould This Quantum Physicist Revolutionize Power Grids?
Suchitra Sebastian investigates how superconductor technology could be applied in the real world.
View ArticleCan This Biochemist Bypass Organ Donors?
Zimbabwean Kevin Dzobo is leading research to develop a stem cell patch that could heal injured tissue.
View ArticleThe Dark Matter Sleuth: Can She Solve the Greatest Mystery in Physics?
MIT theoretical physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for an answer to the age-old question: What is our universe made of?
View ArticleThe New Age of Aerospace Is in Huntsville, Alabama
A key player in the original space race, this surprising city is reprising its crucial role as the private sector invests in the final frontier.
View ArticleYou Could Be Eating CRISPR Food in Five Years
Gene-editing crops could create high yields of long-lasting, disease-resistant fruits, veggies and grains. But will anti-GMO advocates stand for it?
View ArticleOffice Art That Clears the Air
You're polluting your office by breathing - but hanging this on the wall can help.
View ArticleShe's Driving Genetic Sequencing Fresh From the Womb
Joyce Tung is leading the charge for truly personalized medicine.
View ArticleThe Inventor Who Wants to Measure Your Vibe
Stanley Jungleib is at the forefront of the field of psychoenergetics - and the race for a commercial mood detector.
View ArticleIs the Cure for Alzheimer's Hiding Inside Us? She Thinks So
Annelise Barron is developing a way to treat Alzheimer's through the immune system.
View ArticleFrom Humble Chemist to Father of the Psychedelic Trip
Albert Hofmann spent his life advocating for LSD, a drug he first created - and which is now experiencing a renaissance.
View ArticleSpaced Out: This 30-Year-Old Helps Ethiopian Students Reach for the Stars
Beza Tasfaye is leading efforts to put her country's space science program on the map.
View ArticleWill the Government Block This Geneticist From Selling an Anti-Aging Pill?
David Sinclair aims to create a drug that will slow and eventually reverse the aging process. Then there's another battle.
View ArticleCould Bacteria Save the Planet? Yes — If She Can Train Them
Sarah Richardson is training bacteria to break down the tons of waste accumulating on planet Earth.
View ArticleSo What's It Like to Be a Female Engineer at NASA Today?
Carolynn "C.J." Kanelakos is a mechanical engineer at the Johnson Space Center. And you know what? She's barely noticed.
View ArticleThe Whiz Kid Building a Better Cyborg
Tyler Clites, 28, has designed a way to make prosthetic limbs that communicate directly with the nervous system.
View ArticleCRISPR 2.0: The Scientist With Your Genetic Life in His Hands
Using new gene-editing technology, David Liu is on his way to treating, and possibly eradicating, thousands of diseases.
View ArticleCan She Beat Bezos and Musk to Beam High-Speed Internet From Space?
Neha Satak's India-based startup is expanding the universe of satellites.
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