News

  1. Certain memories may rest on a good sleep

    People who practice a task that demands quick visual processing perform it better on ensuing trials if they are first allowed to get some sleep.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Vaccine protects monkeys from Ebola virus

    A combination of a DNA vaccine and a vaccine based on a genetically modified common cold virus enables monkeys to resist Ebola virus, the first evidence that an Ebola vaccine works in primates.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Ecosystems

    Fly may be depleting U.S. giant silk moths

    A parasitic fly introduced to fight gypsy moths starting in 1906 may be an overlooked factor in the declines of giant silk moths.