News

  1. Science & Society

    Rocky families, not same-sex parents, blamed for kids’ troubles in adulthood

    Range of adult problems linked to childhood family changes, not gay parents.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Planetary Science

    Enceladus’ ocean goes global

    A subsurface liquid water ocean envelops Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Planetary Science

    Mars’ ionosphere mystery explained

    A decades-old disagreement between the Viking landers and spacecraft buzzing around Mars might come down to what time of day each was investigating the Red Planet’s ionosphere.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Health & Medicine

    Caffeine resets body’s clock

    Caffeine can push the body’s clock back.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Environment

    Home fires, farm fumes are leading causes of air-pollution deaths

    Deadly air pollution comes from surprising sources, but toxicity of different types is still up in the air.