Feature

  1. Environment

    Big drain on groundwater

    Overuse of freshwater supplies poses risks.

    By Science News

  2. Evolving E. coli

    25-year experiment sees real-time natural selection.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  3. Venus sails across sun in rare display

    Transit events happen in pairs separated by more than a century.

    By Meghan Rosen

  4. New species of the year

    More creatures, less Latin used to describe them.

    By Susan Milius

  5. Avant-garde cave art

    Paintings and animation date way back.

    By Bruce Bower

  6. ‘Good’ cholesterol may be overrated

    Surprise result questions heart protection from HDL.

    By Nathan Seppa

  7. Obesity research gets weightier

    Findings are filling out the story behind the fat.