News

  1. Earth

    Plastics ingredients could make a boy’s play less masculine

    Study links boys' fetal phthalate exposure to tendency toward gender-neutral play later on.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    B vitamin outperforms another drug in keeping arteries clear

    The findings led to an early halt of a small study comparing Niaspan and Zetia, two compounds commonly used along with statins to reduce heart attack risk.

    By Laura Beil
  3. Health & Medicine

    Chill-out device may protect brain during heart attacks

    A portable method to quickly lower body temperature passes safety tests

    By Laura Beil
  4. Space

    Moon crash reveals crater held water

    Plume of lunar material contained roughly 25 gallons of vapor and ice.