News

  1. Humans

    Cannibalism in Colonial America comes to life

    Researchers have found the first skeletal evidence that starving colonists ate their own.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Physics

    Counting cracks in glass gives speed of projectile

    There is a simple relationship between an object's velocity and the number of spokes it leaves in a dinged windshield or fractured windowpane.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Life

    Genetic fossils betray hepatitis B’s ancient roots

    Modern bird genomes reveal evidence that virus is at least 82 million years old.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Bees need honey’s natural pharmaceuticals

    Ingredients trigger insects' genes for detoxification and immune defenses against bacteria.