News

  1. Life

    Study finds lack of evidence for infanticide link to monogamy

    A new study contradicts idea that the rise of infanticide among mammals drove the evolution of monogamy.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Climate

    Lightning strikes will surge with climate change

    Climate warming could boost lightning strikes in the United States by roughly 50 percent over the next century.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Neuroscience

    Stopped brain clock saves memory in hamsters

    Broken timekeeper in brain may explain some memory problems, hamster study suggests.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Astronomy

    Philae lander reveals stunning, unsettling view of comet

    Concerns are surfacing about the Rosetta mission lander Philae’s ability to fully explore comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.