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  1. 19214

    Your article refers to “the current theory that high intelligence arises from the coating of brain cells with especially large amounts of the fatty substance called myelin.” As a person with multiple sclerosis, anything about myelin interests me greatly, yet I have never heard of this. Marion Leeds Carroll Arlington, Mass. For more, see Daniele […]

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  2. Essence of g

    New efforts to probe the biology of intelligence stir up a long-running controversy over what mental tests actually measure.

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  3. Genghis Khan’s Legacy?

    Genghis Kahn's military success 800 years ago may have spread a particular form of the Y chromosome, one he may have himself carried.

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  4. Planetary Science

    Forgotten Planet

    Mercury: The solar system's inner frontier.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Stress-prone? Altering the diet may help

    Tailoring a diet to fuel the brain with the precursor of a mood-enhancing chemical may help vulnerable individuals cope with stress.

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  6. Mice can thank a hormone for the memories

    Oxytocin, a hormone previously implicated in mammalian sexual and maternal behavior, may play a role in social recognition in mice.

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  7. Chemistry

    Lakes reveal low phosphate concentrations

    Researchers using a new technique have found that previous measurements of phosphate, an important nutrient in lake ecosystems, have grossly overestimated its concentration.

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  8. Animals

    He and she cooperate on anti-aphrodisiacs

    Scientists have for the first time identified a chemical that serves as a butterfly anti-aphrodisiac.

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  9. 19173

    Erik Trinkaus argues that fossil evidence shows signs of considerable interbreeding of Neandertals and modern humans. However, I don’t believe that proves we could have Neandertal ancestors. Couldn’t crossbreeding result in sterile offspring, such as is seen in mules? Anne Wittke Flagstaff, Ariz. Sure. Trinkaus argues, however, that the presence of Neandertal traits on the […]

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  10. Anthropology

    Gene test probes Neandertal origins

    A new DNA study supports the theory that Neandertals didn't contribute to the evolution of modern humans.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    DNA vaccine for measles shows promise

    A measles vaccine consisting of just a couple of DNA strands proves effective in monkeys, possibly presenting an alternative or complementary vaccine for the standard immunization now used worldwide.

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  12. 19162

    I think that your readers should be aware that this article on beach erosion is based upon a report by the Heinz Center for Science that’s being widely disputed. Susan Halsey’s opinion that nothing can be done to stop these losses is in direct conflict with a National Research Council report, “Beach Nourishment and Protection,” […]

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