News in Brief

Humans

Humans

New World’s oldest dog may have been dinner, plus worrisome PTSD and the benefits of artful dodging in this week’s news.

Chemistry

Molecules/Matter & Energy

How leeches are able to swell tenfold, plus not-so-super solids, new natural toxins and more in this week's news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

Earthquake risk in Chile, plus an ancient Greek island and casino pollution in this week’s news.

Life

Genes & Cells

Why mosquitoes don’t get malaria, plus brain stem cells and hot cancer treatment in this week’s news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

Heart attacks are worse in the morning, plus who remembers dreams, stem cells in lungs and more in this week’s news.

Life

Life

How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.

Health & Medicine

Digestive Disease meeting

Obesity therapy for toddlers, plus digestive issues in athletes, carbs during pregnancy and more from Digestive Disease week 2011.

Humans

Humans

Music keeps the mind sharp, plus chimp self-recognition, bullying's bodily effects and more in this week's news.

Health & Medicine

Food/Nutrition

Losing weight with chocolate, plus deep-fried dioxins, edible sunscreens and more in this week's news

Chemistry

Molecules/Matter & Energy

A moth with chemical weapons, light-up bubbles and insidious fungi in this week’s news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

So much for the man-sized snail, plus Indonesia’s quake risk, overheated reefs and more in this week’s news.

Physics

American Physical Society meeting

Gas sheds light on dark matter, plus cosmic ray clusters and blue-light imaging in the news.