News

  1. Maternal care may leave brain legacy

    Rat experiments indicate that mothers' licking and grooming of offspring induces biological changes in female pups that in turn regulate their maternal behavior as adults.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Epilepsy article wins award

    The Epilepsy Foundation honored Science News writer Damaris Christensen with its magazine award for her article "Endgame for Epilepsy?"

    By Julie Ann Miller
  3. Health & Medicine

    Beta-blockade guards burn victims’ muscle

    A medication that reduces the risk of heart attack also can diminish a muscle-wasting metabolic response common among victims of severe trauma or illness.

    By Ben Harder

  4. Virgin birth infections shift wasp targets

    Scientists have found a second bacterial infection that can cause an insect version of virgin births, but this one can affect the host that a wasp attacks.