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4 Sports Injuries That Are Pushing the Envelope of Modern Medicine

09.26.2011 With so much on the line, athletes are willing to try new treatments that may be groundbreaking cures or just elaborate placebos.

by Mara Grunbaum

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Old Faithful Supports Tourism in Wyoming; Cold Faithful May Support Life on Elceladus

Geysers gush massive columns of hot water and steam from fissures in the ground, offering a rare look at the earth’s inner workings. 05.17.2011

Earth's Steady Rain of Rocks and Other Assorted Space Stuff

02.08.2011

Hot Towers & Eyewalls: What Makes a Hurricane Go

01.09.2011

The Chemistry, Biology & Engineering That Make Spider Webs Awesome

12.10.2010

Saturn's Giant Storms, Hidden Rings, and Bizarre Moons

Observation of Saturn from near and far is revealing the complicated dynamics of the amazing phenomenon on this planet. 11.07.2010

Sliced: The Fish That Fishes

The anglerfish is equally nightmarish, mysterious, and interesting. 09.28.2010

Sliced: It Tastes, It Talks, It Taunts—the Tongue

09.08.2010