News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Anoint Them with Oil: Cheap-and-easy treatment cuts infection rates in premature infants

    Massaging premature babies with sunflower-seed oil can cut bloodborne infection rates.

    By Christen Brownlee
  2. Astronomy

    Weighing In on a Star: A stellar size limit

    A new study suggests that no star in our galaxy can weigh more than 150 times the mass of the sun.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Planetary Science

    Slowpoke: Atmosphere put brakes on meteorite that formed famed crater

    The extraterrestrial object that gouged out Arizona's Meteor Crater about 50,000 years ago struck at a speed much slower than most scientists had previously proposed.

    By Sid Perkins

  4. Monkey See, Monkey Think: Grape thefts instigate debate on primate’s mind

    Rhesus monkeys treat a competitor's averted eyes as a license to steal his or her food.