News

  1. Animals

    Claims of fairness in apes have critics crying foul

    A report that chimps divvy up rewards much as people do draws criticism.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Fast food linked to asthma risk

    A diet high in fast food seems to increase the risk of asthma in young children and adolescents, survey data from more than a half-million people finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Newborns’ brains bear signs of adult illnesses

    Disease genes associated with reduced volume in certain regions at birth.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Physics

    New clock revolves around an atom’s mass

    A controversial new study claims that time can be measured by precisely determining a single particle's heft.