News

  1. Planetary Science

    Water may have killed Mars’ magnetic field

    Extra hydrogen near the Red Planet’s iron core could have shut down convection.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Neuroscience

    When tickling the brain to stimulate memory, location matters

    Conflicting results regarding the benefits of brain stimulation may be explained by the precise location of electrodes.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Anthropology

    Modern chimp brains share similarities with ancient hominids

    MRIs suggest certain brain folding patterns don’t mark ancient humanlike neural advances after all, raising questions about hominid brain evolution.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Planetary Science

    Venus may be home to a new kind of tectonics

    Venus’ surface seems to be divided into jostling blocks of crust, defying conventional wisdom about how the surfaces of rocky planets work.