Mosquito: Blueprint for a Painess Needle

Too clever by half! Scientists are developing a microneedle based on the proboscis of the female mosquito. The goal: painless injections. The difficulty lies in creating a needle that's thin enough to painessly...

South Face of Lhotse in Winter

"South Face of Lhotse in Winter By Dougald MacDonald A six-member team of Japanese climbers, assisted by a Korean expedition and Sherpa climbers, completed the steep South Face of Lhotse in Nepal but could not...

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