News

  1. Planetary Science

    Saturn says ‘cheese’

    Astronomers have assembled the largest and most-detailed global portrait of the ringed planet ever made.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Chemistry

    Parrot plumage has exclusive pigmentation

    The spectacular colors of parrot feathers owe their vibrancy to a set of pigments found nowhere else in nature.

    By Alexandra Goho
  3. Materials Science

    Nanostructures mimic Inuit stone sculptures

    Chemists have created nanoscale versions Inuit rock sculptures, an advance that could facilitate the development of next-generation sensors and electronic devices.

    By Alexandra Goho
  4. Health & Medicine

    Hepatitis B link to cancer is clarified

    A kind of hepatitis B called genotype C is more likely to lead to liver cancer than are other genotypes of the hepatitis virus.