News

  1. Paleontology

    Raptor Line: Fossil finds push back dinosaur ancestry

    Fossils of a newly discovered raptor dinosaur species suggest that the reptile's lineage is older and more widespread than previously suspected.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Materials Science

    Filling in the blanks

    Scientists have added precision to a patterning technique called microcontact printing.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Planetary Science

    Mission to the outer limits

    NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has taken up temporary residence at the Kennedy Space Center, where engineers are doing final testing before the craft begins its 9-year voyage to the outer solar system.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Earth

    The browning of Europe

    The lengthy heat wave and drought that struck Europe in the summer of 2003 stifled the growth of vegetation and thereby reduced the amount of carbon dioxide that the continent's plants extracted from the atmosphere.