For the first time, scientists have linked the growth of new brain cells–induced by a compound known as ciliary neurotrophic growth factor (CNTF)–with weight loss in mice.

Seth Godin:
Sunday morning and I’m watching an eleven-year old make a stop-motion animated movie.
He’s using tools that would have cost $100,000 or more a decade ago. And today, of course, they’re supercheap.

Scientists have found the gene that controls a first vital step in creating new life.

His cranberry fields flooded with 6 inches of water, Dan Brockman drives his new harvesting machine — romantically named the ruby slipper — through the vines. Steel, finger-like rods submerged in the chilly waters quietly nudge and shake the plants.

Greater Boston’s once-sizzling home sales have cooled so much this fall that realtors are reverting to a description not heard in a decade: ”Buyer’s market.”

If a style of residential architecture can symbolize an era, the ranch house became the iconic American home in the period from roughly 1945 to 1970: By some estimates, 70% of American homes built in the 25 years after World War II were ranch houses.

Following are the Top Entry Level Employers for 2005 based on the number of new hires.

The top 500 universities in the world are listed here. Eight of the top 10 are based in the US.