News

  1. Earth

    Warming climate will slow ocean circulation

    Later this century, rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere could slow the ocean currents that bring warm waters to the North Atlantic.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Animals

    New candidates for smallest vertebrate

    Two recent scientific papers have described fish species that could, depending on the definition, be the world's smallest known vertebrate.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    Diabetes most often begins in March

    A person's likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes varies seasonally and is about 50 percent higher in March than in August.

    By Ben Harder
  4. Humans

    Young Scientists Get Results: Science, math, and engineering competition selects 40 talented finalists

    Forty high school students have each earned a spot as a finalist in the 65th annual Intel Science Talent Search.