News

  1. Planetary Science

    Revisiting a forgotten planet

    Engineers are readying a NASA spacecraft for a May 11 launch to Mercury, one of the least-explored planets in the solar system.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Animals

    New Green Eyes: First butterfly that’s genetically modified

    Scientists have genetically engineered a butterfly for the first time, putting a jellyfish protein into a tropical African species so that its eyes fluoresce green.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    Meat of the Matter: Fish, flesh feed gout, but milk counters it

    Nutrition research supports the ancient notion that a diet rich in meat contributes to the development of gout, a form of arthritis common in men.