News

  1. Astronomy

    Rocky Road: Planet hunting gets closer to Earth

    Astronomers have discovered the three lightest planets known outside the solar system, moving researchers closer to the goal of finding extrasolar planets that resemble Earth.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Animals

    Mom bears more sons when she gets extra bouquets

    When researchers spiff up a male starling's courtship by delivering some extra bouquets to his mate on his behalf, the couple tends to produce more sons than usual.

    By Susan Milius

  3. A call to arms aids recovery of sight

    A man was able to recover some of the sight he lost as a result of brain damage simply by reaching out toward objects near his body, researchers say.