News

  1. Humans

    What goes wrong when talks break down

    A nonlinear analysis explains how negotiations often turn on seemingly insignificant details.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Life

    News in brief: Fins to limbs with flip of genetic switch

    Boost of gene activity may help explain how arms and legs evolved in vertebrates.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Humans

    Pots bear oldest signs of cheese making

    Some of Europe’s first farmers created perforated vessels to separate curds from whey.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Health & Medicine

    Brain stimulation alters depressive symptoms in mice

    The findings may point the way toward more targeted treatments for depression in people.