News

  1. Archaeology

    Clues to an Iron Age massacre lie in what the assailants left behind

    Ancient Scandinavian massacre may reflect power struggles after Rome’s fall.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    The first penis-scrotum transplant is the latest to go beyond lifesaving

    Advances that give patients new faces, hands and more aim to improve quality of life

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Climate

    Heat waves are roasting reefs, but some corals may be resilient

    The latest research on coral reefs clarifies the devastation of heat waves and looks at how coral might be able to adapt to warming waters.

    By Dan Garisto
  4. Climate

    Rising CO2 levels might not be as good for plants as we thought

    A 20-year experiment spots a reversal in the way two kinds of plants take up extra carbon from the atmosphere.