Adam Cole

Most animals leave their home turf when they reach adulthood to avoid competing with relatives. But here's an exception: More than three decades of dogged research shows that prairie dogs are more likely to disperse when all of their family members are gone.

It's difficult to build a working four-rotor helicopter that spans 100 feet and only weighs 80 pounds. It's even harder when your engine is a 0.7-horsepower person. But two teams of young engineers hope to do just that.

Researchers have found that a few lessons in a meditation technique adapted from Tibetan Buddhism can change the way people perceive pain.

Researchers have found that a few lessons in a meditation technique adapted from Tibetan Buddhism can change the way people perceive pain.