News

  1. Life

    Bird flu less deadly, but more widespread, than official numbers suggest

    The H5N1 virus appears to have infected far more than the 573 officially confirmed victims.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Astronomy

    Distant planet an exotic water-world

    Orb is unlike anything in the solar system.

    By Nadia Drake
  3. Humans

    Shelters date to Stone Age

    Middle Eastern foragers inhabited dwellings for months at a time around 20,000 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    Old-fashioned fish regrow fins

    Fish on an ancient line can regenerate lost limbs with newt-like flair, suggesting that ability was shared among ancient ancestors.

    By Susan Milius

  5. Science News at the 2012 AAAS meeting

    A round-up of Science News coverage of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held February 16–20, 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.