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By David Bois | Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:15 PM ET

Now lookie here: evolution unfolds before our very eyes. Read More

More like this in: Charles Darwin, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, Galapagos Islands

By David Bois | Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:03 PM ET

Moderate to decidedly immoderate alcohol consumption brings heart disease risk reduction to men. Sorry, ladies. Read More

More like this in: Diet, Spain, Heart Disease, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Alcoholic Beverages

By David Bois | Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:05 PM ET

The 2009 Tech Awards give notice and thanks for science in service to humanity. Read More

More like this in: Health, Technology, California, Education, Water, Diet, Museums, Silicon Valley, Irrigation, San Jose

By David Bois | Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:05 PM ET

CT scans of mummies shows evidence that heart disease is not strictly a modern ailment after all. Read More

More like this in: Health, Technology, Diet, University of California, Heart Disease, Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal

By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:36 AM ET

Single people in search of a connection have more and more good options every day. Try these two for something new. Read More

More like this in: Sex, Love, Dating, Genetics

By David Bois | Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Thinking of the object of your affection brings pain-reduction benefits, according to UCLA psychologists. Read More

More like this in: Love, University of California, Psychology

By David Bois | Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:25 AM ET

Unlike the salamander and some other critters, we can't grow back missing body parts, but medical science rapidly approaches the next best thing. Read More

More like this in: Hope, Georgia Institute of Technology

By David Bois | Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Don't even bother asking this beetle if it's really wearing that crappy thing this evening, because the answer will always be yes. Read More

More like this in: Live Science

By David Bois | Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:15 PM ET

Thousands of animal helpers, equipped with satellite transmitters, provide data behind a new atlas of the Patagonian marine environment. Read More

More like this in: Conservation, EurekAlert, biodiversity, Patagonia, Wildlife Conservation Society, South America, Marine Biology

By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:34 PM ET

How to clean up your pollution and improve your highways at the same time. Read More

More like this in: The New York Times, India, Pollution, Film, Beaches, Asphalt