News

  1. Neuroscience

    Caffeine shakes up growing mouse brains

    When pregnant mice consumed caffeine, their offspring had altered neurons and faulty memory.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Science & Society

    HeLa genome offers clues to cells’ cancerous nature

    The genetic sequence is published along with an agreement to protect the privacy of the family of the cells’ provider, Henrietta Lacks.

    By Cristy Gelling
  3. Science & Society

    Flu researchers plan to repeat controversial work

    The scientists who made the H5N1 strain transmissible between ferrets intend to do the same with H7N9.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Animals

    Climate change may bring dramatic behavior shifts

    Shifting temperatures and rainfall are expected to alter animal lifestyles from the poles to the tropics.