News

  1. Archaeology

    Ancient Romans may have been cozier with Huns than they let on

    Nomadic Huns and Roman farmers shared ways of life on the Roman Empire’s fifth century frontier.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Earth

    Deadly New Zealand quake hopscotched across faults

    The Nov. 14, 2016, earthquake in New Zealand was much larger than thought possible at the time, prompting a rethink of hazard assessments.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Health & Medicine

    Dengue fever spreads in a neighborly way

    Individual strains of dengue spread locally, and new infections cluster near the home of the first person affected.

    By Elizabeth Eaton
  4. Health & Medicine

    Random mutations play large role in cancer, study finds

    Mistakes made while copying DNA account for more mutations in cancer cells than environment or inheritance do.