Science Selections

"Brian Butterworth's crusade to understand the number deficit dyscalculia - and to help those who have it." by Ewen Callaway.

"Google Glass offers a slightly augmented version of reality." by Elise Ackerman.

"Our senses collaborate more than previously realized. What we hear depends a lot on what we see and feel." by Lawrence D. Rosenblum

"Huge atmospheric vapor flows have caused huge floods every 200 years." by Michael Dettinger and Lynn Ingram

"30 years ago, Pioneer spacecraft started slowing unexpectedly. We finally know why." by Viktor Toth and Slava Turyshev

"Quantum theorists often speak of the world as being digital. But is it really?" by David Tong

"Loss of Arctic sea ice is stacking the deck in favor of harsh winter weather in the U.S. and Europe." by Charles H. Greene.

"How an unlikely team saved priceless images from the earliest days of photography." by Daniel Grushkin.

"Semiautonomous cars will play follow the leader, giving drivers a rest and saving fuel." by Erik Coelingh and Stefan Solyom

"Recent fossil discoveries reveal the surprising evolutionary history of penguins" by R. E. Fordyce and D. T. Ksepka.

"Biologists have coaxed cells to form a retina, a step toward growing replacement organs outside the body." by Yoshiki Sasai.

"After a 30 year search, scientists appear to have found the elusive particle. A new era in physics could be about to dawn."

"Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence. Smartphones that talk. Self-driving cars. Robots that think." by Dan Gordon.

"In the neurological netherworld between sleep and wakefulness, the mind's delirium can turn tragically real." by James Vlahos.

"A NASA Scientist Answers the Top 20 Questions About 2012." by David Morrison.

"Studies of the great white shark reveal complex social and hunting strategies." by R. Aidan Martin and Anne Martin.

Despite 50 years of research on high-power microwaves, the US military has yet to produce a usable weapon. By Sharon Weinberger.

"Tapping the Power of 100 Suns. Concentrated solar power will keep future armies on the Mar." by Richard Stevenson.

"Once thought to limit knowledge and technology, quantum theory is now expanding computing power." by David Deutsch and Artur Ekert.

"The idea that paralyzed people might control their limbs by thinking is no longer fantasy." by Miguel A. L. Nicolelis.