News
-
HumansAfghanistan on 240 incidents a week
A computer simulation forecasts insurgent activity by analyzing U.S. military logs released on WikiLeaks.
-
PhysicsHow to walk on water
Physicists use X-rays to probe how a fluid can support a person's weight.
By Devin Powell -
Health & MedicineWhite dental fillings may impair kids’ behavior
Effects seen only for fillings that used bis-GMA, a resin derived from bisphenol A.
By Janet Raloff -
LifeInsulin may be Big Antler hormone
Extra sensitivity to the hormone in certain developing tissues might give animals their oversized weapons and ornaments.
By Susan Milius -
LifeSkinny searchers keep fat ants full
By controlling movement out of an ant nest, researchers discover that ants weigh tubbiness in deciding who hunts for food.
By Meghan Rosen -
HumansEarly Americans took two tool tracks
Creators of separate spearhead styles colonized North America more than 13,000 years ago.
By Bruce Bower -
Health & MedicineProliferation protein goes rogue in lung cancer
Rac1b might promote malignancy, could be a target for treatment.
By Nathan Seppa -
Health & MedicineMemories clutter brain in amnesia
Complex patterns slow down object recognition in patients with disorder.
-
EarthWarming indicted for extreme weather
Climate change can explain some 2011 departures from the norm.
By Janet Raloff -
AstronomyHubble spots fifth Pluto moon
Space telescope’s discovery announced on Twitter.
By Nadia Drake -
SpaceMoon patterns explained
Electric fields enveloping magnetic bubbles may form mysterious lunar swirls.
By Meghan Rosen -
LifeYoung flies cannibalize the plump
An evolutionary biologist’s modest proposal shocks colleagues who thought they knew everything about their favorite laboratory organism.
By Susan Milius