News

  1. Life

    Light pollution can prolong the risk of sparrows passing along West Nile virus

    Nighttime lighting prolongs time that birds can pass along virus to mosquitoes that bite people.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Microbes

    The secret to icky, sticky bacterial biofilms lies in the microbes’ cellulose

    Bacteria use a modified form of cellulose to form sticky networks that can coat various surfaces.

    By Laurel Hamers
  3. Anthropology

    Hunter-gatherer lifestyle could help explain superior ability to ID smells

    Hunter-gatherers in the forests of the Malay Peninsula prove more adept at naming smells than their rice-farming neighbors, possibly because of their foraging culture.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Materials Science

    Ultrathin 2-D metals get their own periodic table

    A new atlas of atom-thick metals could help researchers figure out how these 2-D materials might be used.