News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Recent advances may improve Jimmy Carter’s chances against melanoma

    Improvements in melanoma treatment over the last five years may aid former President Jimmy Carter’s battle against the disease.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Animals

    Seeing humans as superpredators

    People have become a unique predator, hunting mostly adults of other species.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Genetics

    Gene thought to cause obesity works indirectly

    Researchers have discovered a “genetic switch” that determines whether people will burn extra calories or save them as fat.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Stiff cellular environment links obesity to breast cancer

    Obesity may directly support tumor growth by making a cell’s surroundings stiffer.