News

  1. Psychology

    Pi master’s storied recall

    Remembering more than 60,000 consecutive numbers takes exhaustive practice at spinning yarns.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. 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.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Life

    Carnivores can lose sweet genes

    A gene involved in taste detection has glitches in some, but not all, highly carnivorous mammals.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Humans

    Science competition finalists go public

    Public day allows high school students to present their projects.

    By Devin Powell
  5. 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.