News

  1. Climate

    Phytoplankton rapidly disappearing from the Indian Ocean

    Phytoplankton populations in the Indian Ocean fell 30 percent over the last 16 years largely due to global warming, new research suggests.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Microbes

    Random changes in behavior speed bacteria evolution

    Microbes can speed up evolution by changing phenotypes.

    By Chris Samoray
  3. Planetary Science

    Computer simulations heat up hunt for Planet Nine

    A giant planet in the far outer solar system could explain orbital oddities of bodies in the fringes of the Kuiper belt.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Neuroscience

    Immune system gene leads to schizophrenia clue

    Excessive snipping of nerve cell connections may contribute to schizophrenia.