Behind the Scenes

A sixth-grade student’s science fair project led to the discovery that erythritol, a sugar alcohol in Truvia, may be a human-safe insecticide.

This University of Washington course and competition encourages students to create projects the incorporate the core principles of neural engineering.

Mathematician Janet Best uses mathematical models to learn about slee-wake patterns.

Patricia Wright of Stoney Brook University explains why owl monkeys are devoted fathers and nocturnal.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania model neural structures in the brain to better understand traumatic brain injury.

Mathematician E. Bruce Pitman researches how mudslides and other debris flows work.

New research refutes one of Darwin’s hypotheses.

Research on Earth's biodiversity has advanced science and engineering innovation.

From microbes to plants and large predators, every organism on Earth has evolved unique survival mechanisms and research has shown us how this biodiversity can help society.

Researchers employ supercomputers to understand and predict black holes swallowing stars.