News

  1. Anthropology

    Cancer proposed as spur for evolution of dark-skinned ancestors

    Fatal ailments might have sparked DNA changes that yielded dark skin in human ancestors.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Camels in Saudi Arabia teeming with MERS virus

    Three-quarters of animals tested had signs of the MERS virus, which can be deadly in people.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Health & Medicine

    Urine test detects not pregnancy but cancer

    A paper strip uses nanoparticles to pick up evidence of tumors or blood clots in mice.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Neuroscience

    Like people, dogs have brain areas that respond to voices

    MRI study may help explain how pups understand human communication.