News

  1. Planetary Science

    Meteorite on Mars

    One of the twin rovers on Mars has discovered the first meteorite ever found on a planet other than Earth.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Humans

    Lean Times: Proposed budget keeps science spending slim

    After accounting for inflation, President Bush's proposed research-and-development budget for fiscal year 2006 is down 1.4 percent from FY 2005, a figure that has many science agencies tightening their belts.

    By Christen Brownlee
  3. Animals

    Oops! Grab That Trunk: High-diving ants swing back toward their tree

    Certain tree-dwelling ants can direct their descent well enough to veer toward tree trunks and climb back home.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Earth

    Natural or Synthetic? Test reveals origin of chemicals in blubber

    Natural compounds that are chemically akin to certain industrial chemicals wend their way up marine food chains and accumulate in whale blubber.