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For the first time, scientists have managed to get more energy out of the fusion process than they put in

Believe it or not, Homer can teach us a lot about advanced math. He does work in a nuclear power plant...

With this endlessly variable formula and technique, you can be a shellfish genius in minutes

Bruce Barcott reviews the collection of essays "Tolstoy's Dictaphone: Technology and the Muse", edited by Sven Birkerts

Realistic weeknight dinner options that are also delicious

Americans obsessed with sex; clashing over David Horowitz.

"Demand for nanocellulose is growing worldwide"

A primer on how valuable things end up in remote parts of space, and why Earth isn’t like the rest of the universe

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

Have you ever listened to a piece of music and felt your arms break out in goosebumps? You may be prone to frisson

Global warming has blessed cool-weather wine regions with record vintages. But while savoring their gold-medal wines, viticulturists are looking to the future -- and it isn't pretty.

Eggs are bad, low-fat is good, right? Here's how science has debunked those and other persistent food myths

No band in the world combines acid intelligence and expansive rock bathos with such sublimity. Their new album, "We Love Life," proves it. Listen in.