News

  1. Planetary Science

    Cassini spies storms on Saturn

    Closing in on Saturn after a 7-year journey, the Cassini spacecraft has discovered two storms merging on the ringed planet, only the second times that scientists have observed such a phenomenon.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Animals

    Male spiders amputate organs, run faster

    Tiny male spiders of a species common to the southeastern United States routinely remove one of their two oversize external sex organs, enabling them to run faster and longer.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Chemistry

    Materials Factory: RNA manufactures palladium particles

    Chemists have evolved RNA fragments in the lab that spontaneously synthesize highly uniform, hexagonal-shaped nanoparticles of palladium.

    By Alexandra Goho
  4. Health & Medicine

    Categorizing Cancers: Gene activity predicts leukemia outcome

    By dividing acute myeloid leukemia into subtypes on the basis of which genes are abnormally active in a given patient, doctors may be able to predict outcomes and make better treatment decisions.