The Best Restaurants in Tuscaloosa, Home to the University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa is known for the University of Alabama and Crimson Tide football, but the growing city — over 100,000 residents and 43,000 students each fall — also has  a growing…

Three Days of Barbecue, Swimming Holes, and Football for a UT Longhorns Game Weekend

Brisket at Micklethwait Craft Meats. | Andrew Thomas Lee As cities go, Austin is a bit of a chameleon. In certain lights, it’s a tech town with a rapidly-expanding skyline…

Three Days of Tailgating, Cafecitos, and Football for a Miami Hurricanes Game Weekend

Baja fish tacos, curly fries, and chicken wings at Monty’s Raw Bar. | Julia Campbell The cries have been coming from Biscayne’s wondrous shores since last year’s College Football Playoff:…

Scientists turn sheep’s wool into a material that helps regrow bone

Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool helped damaged bone regenerate in animals, producing tissue that was more organized and structurally similar to healthy bone than tissue grown with conventional collagen scaffolds.…

Scientists turn sheep’s wool into a material that helps regrow bone

Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool helped damaged bone regenerate in animals, producing tissue that was more organized and structurally similar to healthy bone than tissue grown with conventional collagen scaffolds.…

The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought

The adult brain may be far better at repairing itself than scientists once believed. In mice, researchers discovered a special group of support cells called astrocytes that respond to damaged…

The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought

The adult brain may be far better at repairing itself than scientists once believed. In mice, researchers discovered a special group of support cells called astrocytes that respond to damaged…

3,500-year-old skeletons challenge what scientists thought they knew about syphilis

Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis. The…

3,500-year-old skeletons challenge what scientists thought they knew about syphilis

Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis. The…

Scientists discover a hidden brain rhythm that could improve Parkinson’s treatment

Scientists have pinpointed a brain network—and its distinctive electrical rhythm—that appears to drive the benefits of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. The discovery could lead to more precise, personalized…