News

  1. Astronomy

    Timing a Moonrise: Van Gogh painting put on the calendar

    Astronomical detectives suggest that van Gogh painted the picture now known as "Moonrise" in 1889, capturing the rising moon as it appeared at 9:08 p.m. local mean time on July 13.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Earth

    Suspended Drugs: Antibiotics fed to animals drift in air

    Borne on dust floating in and around farm buildings, antibiotics given to animals may later be inhaled by people—with possibly detrimental health effects.

    By Ben Harder

  3. Till IL-6 Do Us Part: Elderly caregivers show harmful immune effect

    Elderly people caring for their incapacitated spouses experienced dramatic average increases in the blood concentration of a protein involved in immune regulation, a trend that puts them at risk for a variety of serious illnesses.