News

  1. Space

    Probing the heart and soul of star formation

    An infrared spacecraft has captured a penetrating view of two dusty nebulae about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Animals

    Cads of the savanna

    Male topi antelopes lie about predators to keep the ladies nearby.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Psychology

    Gene makes kids more vulnerable to bullying’s effects

    Kids who get bullied a lot can develop serious emotional problems, especially if they possess a certain gene.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Space

    Herschel telescope unveils icy debris ringing sunlike stars

    New infrared images may reveal analogues of the solar system’s Kuiper belt.

    By Ron Cowen
  5. Life

    Genome from a bottle

    Cells switch species when given synthetic DNA, an advance that could lead to designer organisms.