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As the body of North Korea's "dear leader" Kim Jong-il lies in state at his palace in Pyongyang, his youngest son Kim Jong-un takes control over the country's nuclear weapons program. Despite being named Kim's successor in 2009, Kim Jong-un remains a bit of a mystery to the western world.

As the body of North Korea's "dear leader" Kim Jong-il lies in state at his palace in Pyongyang, his youngest son Kim Jong-un takes control over the country's nuclear weapons program.

image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Opa Cigarette maker Philip Morris spent years studying whether additives, such as menthol, added to the toxicity of their smokes . And several published studies conducted by the company have claimed that the additives had no impact on the danger of their products. [More]

image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Opa Cigarette maker Philip Morris spent years studying whether additives, such as menthol, added to the toxicity of their smokes . And several published studies conducted by the company have claimed that the additives had no impact on the danger of their products

This time of year, goal-setting becomes a bit of a cliche.

When I wrote my end-of-the-year update for staff, Bora Zivkovic, our chief blogs editor, reminded me that others are also interested in the goings on at Scientific American . It’s never a good idea to say no to Bora.

Help researchers use bioinformatics to better study the origins of certain genetic diseases [More]

Image by Quentin Stipp, with permission. When I give talks on aging research someone usually asks, When will scientists develop true anti-aging drugs

On a clear November morning in 1964 the Royal Canadian Navy’s Cape Scott embarked from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on a four-month expedition. Led by the late Stanley Skoryna, an enterprising McGill University professor, a team of 38 scientists onboard headed for Easter Island, a volcanic speck that juts out from the Pacific 2,200 miles west of Chile.

Nuclear powerplant Temelin, Czech Republic In June I wrote about a claim that babies in the U.S. were dying as a direct result of Fukushima radiation

NASA's Kepler spacecraft is starting to put the pieces together in its search for virtual Earth twins in other planetary systems. Kepler, which launched in 2009 , is on the lookout for planets that are about the size of Earth and have temperate surface conditions.

NASA's Kepler spacecraft is starting to put the pieces together in its search for virtual Earth twins in other planetary systems. Kepler, which launched in 2009 , is on the lookout for planets that are about the size of Earth and have temperate surface conditions. One half of that formula was realized on December 5 when mission scientists announced the discovery of a planet in the so-called habitable zone, called Kepler 22 b , a few times larger than Earth

Three brothers founded Webs, which ranked on the Inc. 5000 in 2009 after experiencing 177 percent growth.

Three brothers founded Webs, which ranked on the Inc. 5000 in 2009 after experiencing 177 percent growth. Vistaprint, the office supply company that caters to very small businesses, will acquire digital marketing company Webs.com for $117.5 million, the companies announced today

Peering through a microscope at a plate of cells one day, Ralph M.