News

  1. Agriculture

    FDA to test foods for controversial herbicide

    Amid controversy and conflicting studies, the FDA will test food for glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Microbes

    Missing gut microbes linked to childhood malnutrition

    The right mix of gut microbes could prevent kids from succumbing to malnutrition.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Archaeology

    Easter Island people used sharpened stones as tools, not weapons

    Sharp-edged stone tools enabled daily survival, not warfare, on Easter Island.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Humans

    Human DNA found in a Neandertal woman

    Interbreeding between humans and Neandertals happened earlier than thought, leaving traces in the Neandertal genome.