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Cracking a Very Cold Case: the Killing of Ötzi the Iceman
02.14.2012 A new study of some old pictures reveal what he ate, and perhaps how he died.
by Jennifer Abbasi
#59: The Mismeasure of Stephen Jay Gould
Looking deeper into Stephen Jay Gould's claims has revealed he was guilty of the same sins he decried in others. 01.03.2012
#80: Neanderthal DNA Boosts Your Immune System
Did early matings with Neanderthals increase our ability to fight disease? 12.22.2011
The Sperm Crisis: A Tough Nut to Crack
Bad food, bad genes, and monogamy are sucking the life out of human sperm. But conceptive gels and stem cells could bring some virility back. 11.08.2011
Egypt's Ancient Fleet: Lost for Thousands of Years, Discovered in a Desolate Cave
An ancient harbor on the Red Sea proves ancient Egyptians mastered oceangoing technology and launched a series of ambitious expeditions to far-off lands. 09.06.2011
Homo Sapiens, Meet Your New Astounding Family
Once we shared the planet with other human species, competing with them and interbreeding with them. Today we stand alone, but our rivals’ genes live on inside us—even as their remarkable stories are only now coming to light. 07.28.2011
Monkeys & Morality
The institutions of science are slowly unwinding and assessing the problems that have been revealed in psychologist Marc Hauser's research. 06.20.2011
5 Questions for the Woman Who Found Somalia's History
After Sada Mire returned to her homeland, she found archaeological treasures that hadn't been seen in thousands of years. 06.19.2011
How Societies Slowly Rise—and Suddenly Fall
New models suggest groups of humans evolve following some universal rules, and not unlike how organisms evolve. 06.16.2011
Bronze Age Brain Surgeons
5,000 years ago, people living in Turkey were surprisingly good at what seems like a purely modern practice. 06.08.2011
Lost Civilizations Found in the Jungle
Before the arrival of Europeans, the Amazon may have been a much different landscape, with millions of human inhabitants managing the land. 05.10.2011
#5: Family Genomics Links DNA to Disease
04.28.2011
If Modern Humans Are So Smart, Why Are Our Brains Shrinking?
Here are some leading theories about the why the human brain has been getting smaller since the Stone Age. 01.20.2011
The Alien Seekers of SETI Are Just Getting Started
For 50 years a devoted group of scientists has been listening for signals from intelligent life. Despite all the dead air, the true believers say the odds of success are now better than ever. 01.03.2011
#89: Chinese Pompeii Unearthed
12.16.2010
#81: Melting Ice Exposes the Past
12.16.2010
#75: Social Life Begins in the Womb
12.16.2010
#72: Stone-Age Romeos and Juliets
12.16.2010
#53: Medical Secrets Inside a 2,000-Year-Old Pill
12.16.2010
#51: Computer Rosetta Stone
12.16.2010
#48: The Science of Chivalry
12.16.2010
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