News

  1. Earth

    Going Down? Probe could ride to Earth’s core in a mass of molten iron

    A geophysicist suggests that scientists could explore Earth's inner structure by sending a grapefruit-size probe on a week-long mission to the Earth's core inside a crust-busting mass of molten iron.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Anthropology

    Stone Age Genetics: Ancient DNA enters humanity’s heritage

    Genetic material extracted from the bones of European Stone Age Homo sapiens, sometimes called Cro-Magnons, bolsters the theory that people evolved independently of Neandertals.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Humans

    Sea burial for Canada’s cod fisheries

    The Canadian government has declared an end to cod fishing in nearly all of the country’s Atlantic waters.