News

  1. Neuroscience

    New view of mouse brain provides up-close look at nerve cells’ habitat

    Detailed reconstruction of a tiny fleck of mouse brain reveals neural complexity.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Health & Medicine

    Resveratrol’s anticancer benefits show up in low doses

    Small amounts of the compound found in red wine and grapes prove protective against colon cancer in mice fed a high-fat diet.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Anthropology

    Remains of Jamestown leaders discovered

    Colonial-era graves reveal leading figures in founding of English America.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Neuroscience

    Age affects brain’s response to anesthesia

    Anesthesia has different effects on young and old brains.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Life

    Microbes’ role in truffle scents not trifling

    Truffles make their prized aroma with a little help from their microbes, chemists suggest.