Super-Gifted Boys Choose Higher-Powered, Higher-Paying Careers Than Female Peers
A classic gender divide persists even among people who scored as 11- to 13-year-olds in the top 1 percent in the U.S. on the SAT
Super-Gifted Boys Choose Higher-Powered, Higher-Paying Careers Than Female Peers
A classic gender divide persists even among people who scored as 11- to 13-year-olds in the top 1 percent in the U.S. on the SAT
NIH Proceeds with Caution on Sex Balance in Biomedical Studies
The NIH is due to roll out new sex-balance policies this month. So far that's meant "carrot" rather than "stick" measures, and no clear date for changes to funding rules
New "Dreadnought" Dinosaur Most Complete Specimen of a Giant
The 60-metric-ton herbivore may tell future researchers more about how gargantuan sauropods lived and evolved
Reading Techniques Help Students Master Science
Outlining, annotating and typing notes all improve understanding in high school and college
Beeing There: The Search for Pesticides’ Effect on Declining Bee Colonies Moves to the Fields
Scientists are gaining a more sophisticated understanding of the role of toxins in worldwide bee declines as lab studies of single insects are superseded by research on hives in the field
Royal Pains: Why Queen Honeybees Are Living Shorter, Less Productive Lives
Plus, why colony collapse disorder is not that big a deal anymore
Friction over Function: Scientists Clash on the Meaning of ENCODE’s Genetic Data
ENCODE, the $185-million successor to the Human Genome Project, promises to reveal new details about our DNA. But controversy persists as geneticists remain at odds over one little f-word—"function"
Owl Feathers Could Inspire Quieter Planes
Mathematicians take their cues from owl wings to design quieter, less obtrusive planes
Why India Just Suffered the World's Biggest Blackout
A grid malfunction in Agra may be the cause, some media report. Also northern Indian states were drawing more power from the grid than allotted
World Repository of Human Genetics Will Move to Amazon's Cloud
The 200-terabyte 1,000 Genomes Project data will now be stored for free, although analytic computing resources will come at a price
Coloring-Book Pages Transformed into 3-D Animations via New Software
Researchers plan to use the program's techniques to create easy-to-use programs for artists to make 3D models
Computers that Don't Freeze Up
People have to manage their own time. Why can't our machines do the same? New software will keep them humming
World-Changing Ideas
10 new technologies that will make a difference
Cholesterol Conundrum
Changing HDL and LDL levels does not always alter heart disease or stroke risk
Outsmarting Cancer: Why It's So Tough
A biologist talks about what makes disease-causing proteins so difficult to target with drugs
Clearing the Smoke: Lost Chances to Study Marijuana's Potential
Marijuana remains tightly controlled, even though its compounds show promise
September 2011 Advances: Additional resources
Cocaine's Newest Risks: Dying Skin and Compromised Immunity
A new drug contaminant is causing frightening outbreaks of blackened skin and low white blood cell counts
Black-White Science Funding Gap Still Constrains and Confounds
Established researchers and one student try to answer the “Why?” behind a recent study showing black scientists are less likely to get funded than white scientists
Journey to a Giant World: Launch Shots of the Juno Mission to Jupiter [Slide Show]
Missed watching the NASA's Juno spacecraft embark for the solar system's largest planet? Here are some photos of the liftoff
Not Just for the Birds: A Showcase of Nests from Museum Collections
A photo collection of bird nests showcases roadrunners' thorny nurseries, hummingbirds' delicate digs and a wren nest that's wrapped in sheep's wool
Mouth Wide Open: The Challenge of Studying Deep-Sea Creatures
An aquatic scientist describes the challenges of studying creatures that live deep under the sea
Parsing the Twitterverse: New Algorithms Analyze Tweets
Smarter language processors are helping experts analyze millions of short-text messages from across the Internet
UNICEF Aims to Eliminate HIV Infections in Infants by 2015 [Slide Show]
Is it possible? The United Nations agency thinks so. To see why, follow an HIV-positive mom and her baby as they go through an 18-month HIV-transmission prevention program