News

  1. Animals

    Shhh! Is that scrape a caterpillar scrap?

    A series of staged conflicts reveals the first known acoustic duels in caterpillars.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    Drugs slow diabetes patients’ kidney damage

    Two drugs normally prescribed for high blood pressure help forestall kidney damage in people with type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Materials Science

    Ceramics stretch for future applications

    Researchers have created a ceramic that stretches to 10 times its original length in record time.

    By Jessica Gorman
  4. Physics

    Model may expose how friction lets loose

    Rather than just grinding past each other, sliding surfaces may tremble with minuscule ripples that overcome friction as they move along.