News

  1. Planetary Science

    Found and lost

    Astronomers who previously announced that they had identified the likely remains of the Mars Polar Lander in images taken by an orbiting spacecraft now say that they were fooled by electronic noise in those images.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Sleep apnea could signal greater danger

    The nighttime breathing disorder called obstructive sleep apnea might double a person's risk of death or stroke.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Astronomy

    Images of a fiery youth

    A faint, infrared glow captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope might be light from the universe's first stars.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Novel Approach: Cancer drug might ease scleroderma

    The chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, when given to mice, shows signs of impeding the skin disease scleroderma.