News

  1. Neuroscience

    Cilia in the brain may be busier than previously thought

    A hairlike appendage sticking out of brain cells may be much more important in the brain than scientists realized.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.