Mad science?

A documentary about the research of neuroscientist Robert White goes beyond his macabre head-transplant experiments to highlight his contributions to science

By Hannah Waters

Puzzle me this

Why are placebos so mysterious?

By Graeme Stemp-Morlock

The evolution of credibility

A new book on the practice of science explores the winding path of discovery, and much more

By Frederick Grinnell

Small video competition

This year, Nikon’s Small World competition is accepting video entries, such as digital time-lapse photography

By Richard P. Grant

Fungus fights malaria?

A genetically modified fungus that targets not mosquitoes, but the malaria parasites inside, could be a powerful tool for malaria eradication

By Hannah Waters

Supplemental or detrimental?

Journals debate the value of supplemental materials

By Michele Solis

Down but not out

Cells on standby are surprisingly busy

By Richard P. Grant

Opinion: When to hunt the rare

Hunting can generate revenue to boost conservation efforts, but when should it be allowed for endangered populations?

By Gary Luck

Multicellular evolution not linear

New genetic analyses show that multicellularity was gained -- and lost -- several times in the blue-green algae

By Carrie Arnold

Rewards of risk

Secrets to scoring big money grants for innovative, out-of-the-box research

By Megan Scudellari

Mud made of fish poop

Fish excrement found in seafloor sediment forces scientists to rethink the way they reconstruct earth's climate history

By Hannah Waters

Top 7 in biochemistry

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in biochemistry and related areas, from Faculty of 1000

By Jef Akst

When stress is good

Fast blood flow protects against atherosclerosis: implications for treatment

By Christina M. Warboys, Narges Amini, Amalia de Luca, and Paul C. Evans