News

  1. Astronomy

    Star Packed: Super cluster is first to be detected in Milky Way

    Astronomers have detected the most massive and densest cluster of young stars ever detected in the Milky Way, a finding that could shed light on how stars formed in the early universe.

    By Ron Cowen

  2. Little Brains That Could: Bees show big-time working memory

    Even though a honeybee's brain could fit on the head of a match, the creature's working memory is nearly as effective as that of a pigeon or a monkey.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Tech

    Leak Locator: Ultrasound for finding holes in spacecraft

    Researchers have devised a way to pinpoint leaks in spacecraft by listening to ultrasound waves traveling through the ship's hull.