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  1. BOOK REVIEW: How To Think Like A Neandertal by Thomas Wynn and Frederick Coolidge

    Review by Bruce Bower.

    By Science News
  2. Life

    Sun-oil mix deadly for young herring

    Fish embryos proved surprisingly vulnerable to a 2007 spill in San Francisco Bay.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Chemistry

    In a Squeeze

    Elements under pressure reveal secrets of extreme chemistry.

    By Alexandra Witze
  4. Health & Medicine

    Brainy Ballplayers

    Elite athletes get their heads in the game.

    By Nick Bascom
  5. Tech

    Software Scientist

    With a little data, Eureqa generates fundamental laws of nature.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  6. Chemistry

    Molecule ties itself in a complex knot

    Chemists synthesize a five-crossing structure centered on chloride.

    By Alexandra Witze
  7. Animals

    Deep-sea glow serves as bait

    Marine bacteria light up to get a ride elsewhere.

    By Alexandra Witze
  8. Life

    Staggered lessons may work better

    Training at irregular intervals improves learning in sea snails.

    By Laura Sanders
  9. Space

    Saturn moons spied from the side

    Cassini captures Titan and Dione against the sixth planet’s rings.

    By Nadia Drake
  10. Paleontology

    Early animals dethroned

    Cell division patterns in controversial Chinese fossils place them outside the animal kingdom.

    By Alexandra Witze
  11. Ecosystems

    Groundwater dropping globally

    Nine-year record collected from orbit finds supply dropping mostly due to agriculture.

    By Devin Powell
  12. Life

    Pigeons rival primates in number task

    Trained on one-two-three, the birds can apply the rule of numerical order to such lofty figures as five and nine.

    By Susan Milius