News

  1. Particle Physics

    Reactor data hint at existence of fourth neutrino

    A nuclear reactor experiment in China is providing new hints that a fourth type of neutrino, one more than the standard model of physics allows, may exist.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Genetics

    ‘Selfish’ DNA flouts rules of inheritance

    R2d2 is selfish DNA that could skew scientists’ views of adaptation and evolution.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Animals

    Rock ant decisions swayed by six-legged social media

    When rock ants start influencing each other with one-on-one social contact, a colony’s collective decisions can change.

    By Susan Milius
  4. 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.