News

  1. Climate

    Carbon dating may soon lead to mismatches

    Carbon released from burning fossil fuels will jeopardize the effectiveness of many carbon dating applications, new research predicts.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Chemistry

    Biology may provide just the right chemistry for new drugs

    Using enzymes and microbes to make new drugs may help revive the pharmaceutical industry.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Life

    Good luck outsmarting a mosquito

    Mosquitoes use their senses in sophisticated combinations and sequences to find you.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Plants

    Defense hormones guide plant roots’ mix of microbes

    Plants use salicylic acid to attract some bacteria to roots and repel others.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Physics

    Elusive particle shows up in ‘semimetal’

    Weyl fermions, which resemble massless electrons, have been spotted inside tantalum arsenide.