News

  1. Animals

    Red Sweat: Hippo skin oozes antibiotic sunscreen

    The hippo version of sweat, which is red-orange, contains pigments that can block microbial growth and some ultraviolet light.

    By Susan Milius

  2. Sexing Brains Down and Up: Early aspirin dose hits male rats below the belt

    Prenatal exposure to a certain class of drugs, which includes aspirin and acetaminophen, leads to adult sexual difficulties in male rats, raising concerns about the use of such drugs by pregnant women.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Tech

    Groovy Pictures: Extracting sound from images of old audio recordings

    To preserve songs and words on antique vinyl records and wax cylinders, a new scanning technique maps their grooves, then simulates a stylus moving along those contours to extract high-quality sound.