News
-
Health & MedicineProcessing corn boosts antioxidants
Cooking sweet corn increases its disease-fighting antioxidant activity, despite decreasing its vitamin C content.
By Kristin Cobb -
Planetary ScienceIt’s only a sharper moon
Astronomers have taken what appears to be the sharpest image of the moon ever recorded from Earth.
By Ron Cowen -
All about Me: Left brain may shine spotlight on self
Experiments with a split-brain patient suggest that left-hemisphere structures contribute to the conscious understanding of oneself.
By Bruce Bower -
AnimalsWhat’s the Mane Point? Foes and females both have role
The condition of a lion's mane apparently advertises high-quality mates to picky females and wards off male adversaries.