News

  1. Earth

    The big spill: Flood could have filled Mediterranean in less than two years

    Discovery of a distinctive channel and new calculations of possible water movement suggest a fast and furious flow formed the sea.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Humans

    Another livestock drug endangers vultures

    After one veterinary NSAID almost wiped out vultures in South Asia, one of the possible replacements turns out to be toxic too.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Life

    Model for powerful flu fighters from existing drugs

    Computer screening mines inventory of existing drugs to find possible new drugs that the H1N1 and H5N1 flu viruses just wouldn’t be able to resist.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Best choice for chronic leukemia treatment may change

    A newer treatment outperforms current frontline drug Gleevec in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and an older drug may plug gap in coverage.