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Paleontology

Forget bird-brained

Scientists have uncovered a new dinosaur that breathed like a bird.

Life

Curtain drops after ants’ final act

A handful of ants remain outside to close the colony door at sunset and sacrifice their lives in the act.

Math

Following the ocean swirls

The mathematics of dynamical systems reveals ocean dynamics, an understanding that could improve the monitoring of ocean processes.

Humans

The Science Vote

Science News runs down what the two presidential candidates and their campaigns have been saying about science and technology issues.

Humans

The Science Vote: Spending priorities differ

Federal funding for academic research — a major engine of innovation — has experienced an “unprecedented” two-year decline, the National Science Foundation reported in late August. Between fiscal years 2005 and 2007, Uncle Sam’s share of academic research funding fell from 64 percent to 62 percent. To take up the slack, universities turned to industry […]

Humans

The Science Vote: Linking energy to greenhouse risks

Science and technology have not played out as major presidential campaign issues this year. And following Sen. John McCain’s unexpected announcement that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate, even foreign policy and major energy issues have been relegated to the back seat as the media feverishly probe the views, background and administrative […]

Space

With a twinkle, pulsating stars could deliver signals from E.T.

Neutrino beams may turn Cepheids into messengers for advanced alien civilizations.

Space

Galaxies on the move

Scientists discover "dark flow" -- the unexplained streaming of galactic clusters across the universe.

Humans

The first sound bites

During the 1908 presidential race, Taft and Bryan sounded off in a new way as use of the phonograph got serious.