News

  1. Life

    Honeybees play follow-the-leaders

    Avert your eyes, Margaret, it's a streaker bee! High definition cameras have caught streaker honeybees flying fast above the swarm, leading the crowd to a new home.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Life

    Beetles grow weed killer

    Beetle moms carry their own bacteria for making a compound to protect their gardens.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Earth

    Sea-level history off the ice

    For the first time, researchers have assembled a comprehensive record of how sea level varied between 542 million and 251 million years ago, more than doubling previous timelines for such fluctuations.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Physics

    Shaping up the sun

    The most accurate measurements yet of the sun’s shape show that magnetic activity plays a role in making the sun appear more oval than it really is.