News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Black women may have highest multiple sclerosis rates

    Large study counters common assumption that whites get MS more.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Humans

    Europe is one big family

    Continent's ancestry merges about 30 generations ago, genetic study finds

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Space

    Atom’s core gets pear-shaped

    Tapering asymmetry of some nuclei confirms predictions.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Animals

    Tongue bristles help bats lap up nectar

    High-speed videos capture stretched-out tongue bumps that stretch out so nectar-feeding bats can slurp up their food.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Earth

    Toxic waste sites may cause health problems for millions

    Exposures to lead and chromium represent particular problems, study finds in India, Indonesia and Philippines.