Life

  1. Life

    Beetle masters optics

    Researchers may gain inspiration from the shell of Chrysina gloriosa, which twists light in a particular way.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Chimpanzees die from primate version of HIV

    A new study links the simian immunodeficiency virus to serious AIDS-like illness in a wild population.

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  3. Life

    Protein plays three cancer-fighting roles

    The tumor suppressor protein, p53, has three ways to protect cells from turning cancerous. A new study shows that p53 helps make microRNAs.

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  4. Life

    Sleeping ugly

    Analysis pinpoints genes that help springtails dehydrate and tough out the winter.

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  5. Life

    Web decorating with garbage

    Spider webs adorned with decaying food remains attract more attacks, but maybe there’s a defensive trade-off at work.

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  6. Paleontology

    Diggin’ dinos

    Structures found in Australian rocks may be the filled-in remains of the world’s oldest dinosaur burrows.

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  7. Life

    Old gene, short new trick

    A single genetic modification is linked to the stature of short-legged dog breeds, new research shows.

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  8. Earth

    Bird deaths blamed on vitamin deficiency

    Shortage of thiamine may have been killing birds in the Baltic and possibly elsewhere for some 25 years.

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  9. Physics

    Pseudo pores help fling spores

    New studies reveal that a thick, soft plant expels its progeny in an unexpected way.

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  10. Animals

    Turtles make sense after all

    The odd bodies of turtles add a wrinkle to standard land-dwelling vertebrates.

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  11. Life

    Collins nominated to head NIH

    The chemist — turned physician, turned geneticist — has a spiritual side as well.

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  12. Animals

    Megafish Sleuth: No Steve Irwin

    There's no reason a scientist can't be an action hero — even if his damsels in distress have fins.

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