News

  1. Animals

    Crickets on Mute: Hush falls as killer fly stalks singers

    Within just 5 years, singing has nearly died out among a population of cricket on a Hawaiian island.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    UV Blocker: Lotion yields protective tan in fair-skinned mice

    A lotion that stimulates production of the skin pigment melanin induces a deep tan in specially bred laboratory mice.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Astronomy

    Enigmatic Eruptions: Gamma-ray bursts lack supernova fireworks

    The most powerful bursts in the universe may have gotten more mysterious.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Graveyard Shift: Prostate cancer linked to rotating work schedule

    Men who alternate between daytime and nighttime shifts on their jobs have triple the normal rate of prostate cancer, according to a Japanese nationwide study.