News

  1. Astronomy

    Three’s Company: Asteroid 87 Sylvia and her two moons

    Astronomers have for the first time discovered an asteroid with two moons, an indication that the rock is highly porous.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Tech

    Electronic Leap: Plastic component may lead to ubiquitous radio tags

    Tiny radio circuits cheap enough to be embedded into countless products have moved closer to reality with the development of a fast, plastic semiconductor diode.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Animals

    Out of the Jungle: New lemurs found in Madagascar’s forests

    Two new species of lemur have been discovered in Madagascar, the only home of these tiny and endangered primates.

    By Naila Moreira
  4. Earth

    Methane Maker: Method gets to root of gas from rice paddies

    Scientists have singled out microorganisms that appear to be largely responsible for natural emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from rice paddies.