News

  1. Anthropology

    Evolution persisted in agricultural era

    Natural selection has continued to propagate survival-enhancing gene variants in human populations over the past 10,000 years, according to a new genetic analysis.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Plants

    Small difference factored big in rice domestication

    A change in a single letter of a rice plant's genetic code gave it the ability to hold onto grains until harvest.

    By Christen Brownlee
  3. Tech

    Viral building blocks

    Proteins taken from a spherical virus and combined with pieces of DNA can form tubular nanostructures, researchers report.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Earth

    Vesuvius’ Shadow: A major volcanic blast could threaten Naples

    When Italy's Mount Vesuvius begins to rumble again, nearby Naples may be in danger.