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What will it take to make tornado prediction better?
Shannon Mullen May 21, 2013
Prediction for tornadoes like the one in Moore, Okla., has gotten pretty good. Building thousands of new radar stations would make it better.
This burger brought to you by a test tube
Stephen Beard May 21, 2013
Dutch scientists will shortly unveil a burger that uses meat grown at great expense in a laboratory. Growing meat is more efficient in the long-term, but people may not take to it.
Will dollars follow the stem cell breakthrough?
Dan Gorenstein May 16, 2013
Researchers have figured out how to clone human embryonic stems cells, which can be used to develop tissue for many uses. Will investors jump in?
Orbiting Kepler telescope may be unable to gather more data
Sally Herships May 16, 2013
Space scientists say Kepler has already found enough potential and confirmed planets to keep them busy for years.
The cost of Angelina Jolie's cancer testing? More than $4,000
Stacey Vanek Smith May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy is likely to boost demand for a medical test that determines the probability of breast cancer. That test is currently available from just one company, Myriad Genetics, which charges more than $4,000.
Upfront for TV networks: Build brands, loyalty
Kai Ryssdal May 13, 2013
Television executives pitch advertisers on their new lineups this week in elaborate presentations called upfronts. But can the networks still compete with cable?
Turning the world on with her smile: A look at 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
Kai Ryssdal May 6, 2013
In her new book, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes a look at Mary Richards and the rest of the gang from the WJM newsroom and the real-life people behind the "Mary Tyler Moore Show."
A whole different 'Iron Man' for the Chinese market
Rob Schmitz May 1, 2013
Disney is releasing two distinct versions of "Iron Man 3" this week: The international version and the Chinese version. How is Hollywood tailoring movies for the growing Chinese audience?
No sequester reprieve for biomedical research
Kai Ryssdal Apr 30, 2013
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institute of Health, on how sequester cuts have caused anxiety for young researchers.
Sequester funding cuts have researchers worried
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 30, 2013
As government spending on medical research drops, some would-be scientists are having second thoughts.
