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Albert Einstein created his most famous theory amid personal strife, political tension and a scientific rivalry that almost cost him the glory of his discovery.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9-11 Commission, was created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002. This independent, bipartisan commission had the task of producing a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the attack, including preparedness and immediate response, and providing recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.

In my quest to explore the unknown frontier inside my own body, I stumbled upon one of the most intractable problems facing science.

Neuroscience has demonstrated that meditation has tangible and significant benefits for both body and mind.

We already have the means to skip ahead in time, but going backward is a different wormhole.

Your nightly rest turns out to affect your mind and health more than anyone suspected.

Cancer DNA in the blood can signal breast cancer’s return long before scans spot it, a new study shows.

Many human species have inhabited Earth. But ours is the only one that colonized the entire planet. A new hypothesis explains why.

It's the perfect listen for your morning commute! In the time it takes you to get to work, you'll hear a digest of the day's top stories, prepared by the editorial staff of The New York Times. Each edition includes articles from the front page, as well as the paper's international, national, business, sports, and editorial sections.

As the search for treatment turns to prevention, a couple of dozen Columbian families with a rare genetic form of the disease have emerged to play a key role.

It's the perfect listen for your morning commute! In the time it takes you to get to work, you'll hear a digest of the day's top stories, prepared by the editorial staff of The New York Times. Each edition includes articles from the front page, as well as the paper's international, national, business, sports, and editorial sections.

First 100 days are critical period for microbe exposure.

Evolutionary biologists are trying to attack bacteria in a new way.

Self-control is not just a puritanical virtue. It is a key psychological trait that breeds success at work and play - and in overcoming life’s hardships.

It's the perfect listen for your morning commute! In the time it takes you to get to work, you'll hear a digest of the day's top stories, prepared by the editorial staff of The New York Times. Each edition includes articles from the front page, as well as the paper's international, national, business, sports, and editorial sections.

Women taking a form of estrogen had fewer relapses.

Rapidly changing wiring leads to mental agility - and risky behavior.

Anesthesia elicits different patterns of brain waves in the very young and very old, scientists have found. Understanding these distinctions may ultimately lead to brain monitors that could make surgery safer for these vulnerable patient populations. These findings are groundbreaking, says neuroanesthesiologist Stacie Deiner of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. The studies explain why brain monitors — typically geared for adults and currently used by some clinicians during surgery — may not work well for the young and the elderly, she says.

Recent brain-imaging studies reveal some of the complex neural choreography behind our ability to dance. This article was published in the July 2008 edition of Scientific American.

How digital transparency became a force of nature. No secret is safe in the digital age. The implications for our institutions are downright Darwinian.