News

  1. Animals

    Bird-Safe Rx: Alternative drug won’t kill India’s vultures

    Researchers have found an alternative to the livestock drug that has accidentally poisoned a majority of the vultures in India and neighboring countries.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    Protecting People from a Terrifying Toxin: Vaccine stimulates immune response against ricin

    In its first test in people, a vaccine against the toxin ricin appears safe and generates antibodies that are expected to be protective against the potential bioterrorism agent.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Earth

    Cold and Deep: Antarctica’s Lake Vostok has two big neighbors

    Trapped beneath Antarctica's kilometers-thick ice sheet are two immense bodies of water that may harbor ecosystems that have been isolated for millions of years.