News

  1. Psychology

    Rip-off victims prefer compensation to retribution

    But those acting on behalf of victims favor a punishment that fits the crime.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    Close look at new fungus reveals origins, spread of salamander killer

    A second chytrid fungus described last year targets salamanders and may be spreading in the animal export trade.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Earth

    Early animals couldn’t catch a breath

    Low levels of oxygen may have hindered evolution of animal life hundreds of millions of years ago.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Health & Medicine

    Heavy milk drinking may double women’s mortality rates

    In a study of 60,000 Swedes, drinking three or more classes of milk a day was associated with higher chances of death, cancer and hip fractures.