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Former Romanian Science Minister: Researchers Should Fight to Save Reforms

Daniel Funeriu, scientist-turned-politician, looks back at his mandate

Podcast: Squirrel Tails, Inbreeding, and the Downsides of Big Brains

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories of the week

Europe Opens Door to Young NSF Grantees

New agreement lets early-career scientists join ERC-funded groups for up to a year

A Million-Year Hard Disk

Scientists develop a sapphire disk to warn future archaeologists against radioactive sites

Podcast: Candy-Coated Blood Vessels, Back Pain, and Why Store-Bought Tomatoes Taste Bad

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

Live Chat: Is Science Becoming Less Honest?

Talk to experts about the impact of fraud and retractions on research

Podcast: Fairy Circles, Big Dolphin Brains, and a Link Between Stress and Depression

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of the week

Live Chat: Are We Training Too Many Scientists?

Talk with experts about whether there is a glut of biomedical Ph.D.s in the workforce

Podcast: Fossilized Turtle Sex, Remarkable Elephant Pregnancies, and the Evolution of Music

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

Live Chat: The Science of Organ Transplantation

Talk to experts about the latest research into getting transplanted organs to survive longer—and not be rejected

Podcast: The Bonobo Genome, Our Aging DNA, and Puma Leftovers

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of the week

Podcast: Killer Raindrops, Solo Black Holes, and Reading Your Child's Medical Future

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

Podcast: Social Inequality, a Silent Killer, and the Roots of 'Old Person Smell'

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of the week

Podcast: Vacuum Tubes, Fish Forensics, and the Benefits of Stress

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week

Podcast: Yawning Dogs, Stone-Throwing Chimps, and More

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Live Chat: The Political Brain

Talk to experts about why liberals and conservatives view science differently

Podcast: An Interview With Mayim Bialik

Science chats with the star of Blossom and The Big Bang Theory about the role of science in pop culture

Podcast: A Shredded Star, a Dolphin-Human Alliance, and More

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of this week

One of Two Hotly Debated H5N1 Papers Finally Published

With four mutations, a hybrid H5N1 virus jumps between ferrets via respiratory droplets
27 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Genetic Scars, Creepy People, and Acid-Fighting Body Armor

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
20 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Time-Tripping Bees, Eavesdropping on the Brain, and One Big Pile of Bird Poop

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
20 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Announcing: Dance Your Ph.D. 2012!

Submit your entries now for this year’s contest

Podcast: Facebook 'Contagion,' a Bacteria-Killing Flashlight, and the Peril of Personal Genomes

An audio roundup of some of our favorite stories of this week

Live Chat: Science and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Talk to experts about whether new research will persuade nations to ban testing
30 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Shrinking Tumors, Mercury Laden Fog, and More

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
23 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Shock Therapy, Marine Acrobatics, and a Neandertal Makeover

Part two of some of our favorite stories from AAAS 2012
21 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Endre Szemerédi Wins Math's Biggest Prize

Award honors contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science
24 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Elephant Role Models, Planet-Stealing Stars, and More

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
11 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Live Chat: Should Science Be Censored?

Chat with experts about what the avian flu papers mean for scientific freedom and international security
6 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Dino Tails, Doomed Bees, and a Rare Moon Mineral on Earth

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
22 December 2011 | ScienceNOW

The Year in Pictures

Check out a collection of some of the most spectacular science images of 2011
22 December 2011 | ScienceNOW

The Top 10 ScienceNOWs of 2011

See what our favorite and the most popular ScienceNOW stories were from the past year
1 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Venetian Acoustics Rediscovered

The Renaissance sounded better than we thought, especially for the aristocracy
26 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Live Chat: The Intersection of Science, Art, and Humor

Chat with experts about unleashing your creative side
20 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

'Dance Your Ph.D.' Winner Announced

Science crowns four winners in interpretive dance competition
14 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Dancing to Epigenetics and Endocytosis

The 4th Annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest announces its finalists
10 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Economics Nobel for Teasing Out Cause and Effect in Macro Policy

Prizewinning analyses of "rational expectations" bear on current woes but offer no clear solutions
7 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Virtual Limbs, Climate-Driven War, and More

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
5 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Discoverer of 'Impossible' Crystals Gets Chemistry Nobel—And Last Laugh

Daniel Shechtman forced chemists to redefine the concept of a crystal
30 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Ig Nobels Honor Bladder Control, Beer Bottle Mating

Annual awards recognize humorous side of science
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