News

  1. Neuroscience

    Facial-processing area of brain keeps growing throughout childhood

    Contrary to scientists’ expectations, a facial-processing area of the brain grows new tissue during childhood, an MRI study suggests.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Archaeology

    Hunter-gatherers were possibly first to call Tibetan Plateau home

    Hunter-gatherers may have been Asia’s first year-round, high-altitude settlers.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Climate

    Warming could disrupt Atlantic Ocean current

    The Atlantic current that keeps northwestern Europe warm may be less stable under future climate change than previously thought, revised simulations show.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Astronomy

    Gotcha: Fast radio burst’s home nabbed

    For the first time, astronomers pinpoint a precise position on the sky for a fast radio burst, revealing that the outburst originated in a galaxy about 2.5