Science This astronaut spoke to us from space: 200 experiments, including on herself Lt. Col. Anne McLain has traveled a long way to get to her current jobsite -- from Spokane to West Point to flying helicopter combat missions in the U.S. Army, then on into space. Angela King Jason Pagano
Health Scientists Restore Some Function In The Brains Of Dead Pigs The cells regained a startling amount of function, but the brains didn't have activity linked with consciousness. Ethicists see challenges to assumptions about the irreversible nature of brain death. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science Man inadvertently proves that hipsters look alike by mistaking photo as himself Do hipsters all look alike? Lulu Garcia-Navarro Lindsey Feingold
Health Three hints your relationship is working, according to these researchers One difference between happy couples and miserable couples is how they repair disagreements or tough moments. John O'Brien Isolde Raftery
Health Study shows diet soda linked to increased risk of stroke Drinking diet soda to reduce sugar consumption may not be a healthier alternative. A new study shows it may increase the risk of stroke. Ruby de Luna
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Facebook gives your data to a research group... Facebook is sharing its user data with an external research group, which will mine it for details about how people use the site. Sound familiar? Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Ross Reynolds
In the war over wolves, this researcher loses Bill Radke talks to Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times environment reporter, about Robert Wielgus, the Washington State University researcher whose work on... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
How do you know what research to trust? Bill Radke talks to Paul Basken, science policy reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, about how we should consume news that reports on... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
This cell phone doesn’t need batteries. It harvests energy from surrounding air It could be a game changer for future cell phones, and other battery power hogging devices: University of Washington engineers have invented a cell... Jamala Henderson
You want technology? Then pay for scientific research Let's talk for a minute about how invention works in our world. One way to divide the process of inventing is into 1) basic science research, and 2)... Daniel Vandervelde
