News

  1. Anthropology

    Ancient climate shifts may have sparked human ingenuity and networking

    Stone tools signal rise of social networking by 320,000 years ago in East Africa, researchers argue.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Planetary Science

    Dwarf planet Ceres may store underground brine that still gushes up today

    Waterlogged minerals and changing ice add to evidence that Ceres is geologically active.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Neuroscience

    Brain waves may focus attention and keep information flowing

    Not just by-products of busy nerve cells, brain waves may be key to how the brain operates.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Animals

    Dino-bird had wings made for flapping, not just gliding

    Archaeopteryx fossils suggest the dino-birds were capable of flapping their wings in flight.