News

  1. Scanning a brain that’s out of tune

    Scientists have scanned the brain of a man who had great difficulty playing a tune and showed that his brain doesn't react normally to music.

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  2. Mutant mice resist morphine’s appeal

    A protein on nerve cells appears to be the key to developing morphine addiction.

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  3. Computing

    Software’s beginnings

    The earliest known use of the term software to describe computer programs dates back to 1958.

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  4. Computing

    ‘Love bug’ lessons

    In early May, the malicious ILOVEYOU computer virus shut down hundreds of thousands of computers and caused several billion dollars in damage.