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The Nobel in chemistry is awarded for a technique that produces new organic compounds. The method has become one of chemistry's most important reactions, leading to the creation of a wide variety of compounds, from new drugs to fuel additives.

Researchers have figured out how to turn microscopic green algae into tiny beasts of burden capable of shouldering surprisingly big loads. The technique could lead to the harnessing of microorganisms for use in industry and biotech.

Ombudsman Alicia Shepard for National Public Radio talks about ethics in journalism today. If it looks like torture, sounds like torture and apparently feels like torture, should reporters call it torture? Is the term health care reform actually a partisan slap against our current form of health care? Shepard answers these and other questions.

Cpl. Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and charged into a Taliban ambush to save American and Afghan troops. President Obama is giving him the Medal of Honor on Thursday, the first time a living Marine has received it since the Vietnam War.

All wars bring innovation — primarily in weapons and medicine. But today's conflicts are also bringing advances in house design, to accommodate wounded veterans. On an Army post in Virginia, two new houses are being hailed as breakthroughs.

The Critics Discuss the Winner of Comic-Con's Judge's Choice

A former paid assassin for a Mexican drug cartel tells his disturbing story in a new book. We'll hear about the world of El Sicario.

Actor Matthew Goode came to Comic-Con this past weekend to promote the upcoming adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen.

Look at the blogs listed as a "must read" by National Geographic Traveler's

President Obama meets with BP executives Wednesday for the first time since the company's deep-water oil well blew up eight weeks ago. In his address from the Oval Office, Obama tried to shift the legacy of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from dirty beaches to changes in U.S. energy and climate policy.