Stories by JR Minkel

Science gets closer, but a fully effective vaccine against HIV remains elusive

The failure rate may be 90 percent, but if any of these exotic technologies succeeds, it could significantly improve energy security and efficiency

Low levels in pregnant mothers may put babies at risk of developing schizophrenia

New data is undermining the evidence that has long been proposed to support the eager males—choosy females paradigm

New understanding of epigenetics, or the molecular processes that control genes, show how it underlies hereditary forms of obesity and cancer

Does an academic's use of legal threats to stop a critical paper from being published subvert the peer review process, which is fundamental to modern scientific research?

Facial expressions and body language may reinforce racism

Growing evidence points to birthplace as a risk factor for schizophrenia

A tagalong to the Russian sample-return mission makes some researchers uncomfortable

Also: Pack Your Bags for Creativity and Confidence Wins over Smarts

Certain memories die suddenly rather than fading away

Quantum rivers, waterfalls and fountains you can see with your naked eye

Also Updates on Bubbles Producing Light, Virus-Infecting Viruses and Galapagos Tortoise Breeding

Distant explosion visible to the naked eye breaks the mold with double jet

Creationists cast themselves as proponents of "academic freedom"

Remote operations means the move to Geneva is not always mandatory

Gains in resolution may provide proof of black hole's existence