Science

September 20, 2016 10:36 AM

When blind people do algebra, the brain's visual areas light up

A study of 17 people who have been blind since birth found that areas of the brain usually devoted to visual information become active when a blind person is solving math problems.

by Jon Hamilton

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September 15, 2016 4:15 PM

Tiny plastic pollution may be more widespread in Great Lakes

Previous research identified microbeads as big problem in Great Lakes. But new study shows other kinds of tiny plastics are also flowing into the lakes.

by Dan Kraker

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September 15, 2016 1:51 PM

Teen creates app so bullied kids never have to eat alone

Natalie Hampton knows what it's like to have no one to sit with during school lunch. So she's created Sit With Us, an app that helps kids find friendly harbors in the crowd.

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September 14, 2016 5:12 PM

NFL pledges another $100 million for study of head injuries, safety in football

The $100 million figure represents 1 percent of the roughly $10 billion in annual income that the league and its teams have been reported to pull in.

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September 14, 2016 5:10 PM

Sugar shocked? The rest of food industry pays for lots of research, too

A recent study revealed the sugar industry's efforts 50 years ago to shape medical opinion on how sugar affects health. But today, scores of companies continue to fund food and nutrition studies.

by Maria Godoy and Rhitu Chatterjee

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September 14, 2016 4:11 PM

Appetites: Sugar industry apparently funded fat-blaming research

In the battle between sugar and fat over which is worse for you, sugar apparently had money in the fight.

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September 14, 2016 7:12 AM

Doctors test drones to speed up delivery of lab tests

Doctors, hospitals and entrepreneurs say drones could become a faster, cheaper way to deliver medical tests. But there are a lot of details to be worked out before your blood test hits the runway.

by Esther Landhuis

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September 14, 2016 7:07 AM

What it's like to ride in a self-driving Uber

Uber is deploying a fleet of self-driving cars on Wednesday. Employees will be in the front seats, but they will try to let technology do the driving.

by Liz Reid

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September 9, 2016 7:23 AM

Tray tables stowed, seat backs upright -- and Galaxy Note 7s off, please

The Federal Aviation Administration is warning owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone not to turn their phones on or charge them during flights -- and not to put the devices in checked bags, either.

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September 9, 2016 6:23 AM

The next iPhone can't do these two things at once

With Apple doing away with the ubiquitous headphone jack on its new iPhones, lots of people are puzzled about how they'll be able to charge their phones and listen to wired headphones simultaneously.

by Avie Schneider

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