News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Grim Reap Purr: Nursing home feline senses the end

    A nursing home cat in Rhode Island knows when the end is nigh, predicting with uncanny accuracy when residents will die.

    By Brian Vastag
  2. Materials Science

    Sop Story: New porous gel soaks up heavy metal

    A new porous gel efficiently removes mercury from contaminated water and may also have the ability to catalyze chemical reactions such as those that generate hydrogen for fuel.

    By Alexandra Goho
  3. Earth

    Stunting Growth: Ozone will trim plants’ carbon-storing power

    Increasing ground-level ozone due to pollution will stifle the growth of vegetation in many regions, accelerating the buildup of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.