News

  1. Archaeology

    Stone Age Combustion: Fire use proposed at ancient Israeli site

    A Stone Age site in Israel contains the oldest evidence of controlled fire use in Asia or Europe, from around 750,000 years ago, a research team reports.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Animals

    Din among the Orcas: Are whale watchers making too much noise?

    Whale-watching boats may be making so much noise that killer whales off the coast of Washington have to change their calls to communicate over the racket.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Tech

    Injectable Medibots: Programmable DNA could diagnose and treat cancer

    Researchers have created a miniature DNA computer that can detect cancer genes in a test tube and respond by releasing a drug.