News
- Life
Tracking the viral link to lymphoma
A mutation in an anticancer gene in the Epstein-Barr virus may account for some of its malignant effect, research shows.
- Psychology
Pi master’s storied recall
Remembering more than 60,000 consecutive numbers takes exhaustive practice at spinning yarns.
- Life
Mild winters may shift spread of mosquito-borne illness
By pushing insects to start biting mammals earlier in the year, warmer cold months could increase the transmission of a brain virus affecting people and horses.
- Life
Carnivores can lose sweet genes
A gene involved in taste detection has glitches in some, but not all, highly carnivorous mammals.
- Humans
Science competition finalists go public
Public day allows high school students to present their projects.
- Chemistry
Polymer power drives tiny reactions
Applying pressure to a building block of plastic in water, researchers generate enough energy to make your Nikes glow and do other chemical work.
- Life
Microraptor’s true blue colors
The birdlike dinosaur had black, iridescent feathers that may have helped it attract mates.
- Paleontology
Triceratops reigns alone again
Fossil comparison fends off a challenge that holds the dinosaur is but the immature version of the Torosaurus.
- Space
Ancient impact may explain moon’s magnetic mystery
Anomalies near crater suggest scattering of iron-rich debris.
- Life
Bee genes may drive them to adventure
Scouting behavior linked to certain molecules in insect brains.
- Health & Medicine
A dash of marrow helps kidney transplant
A new approach enables researchers to wean some patients who receive poorly matched kidneys off immune-suppressing drugs
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Old memories interfere with remembering new ones
Scans in healthy people reveal how the brain juggles outdated versus fresh information.
