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  1. Anthropology

    Macaws bred far from tropics during pre-Columbian times

    Colorful birds possibly raised for ceremonial and trade purposes long before Spanish arrival

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  2. Physics

    Invisibility Uncloaked

    In the race to make things disappear, scientists gain ground on science fiction.

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  3. Life

    Hormones give lantern sharks the glow

    In a first, a study shows that bioluminescence can be controlled by slow-acting hormones, not rapid-fire nerve cells.

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  4. Parents’ obesity may affect children’s brains; beetle with bifocals

    More news from the Society for Neuroscience meeting.

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  5. Space

    Signature of antimatter detected in lightning

    The signature of positrons has been found for the first time in gamma rays associated with storms on Earth.