News

  1. Anthropology

    Ancient pottery maps route to South Pacific

    New Guinea pottery points to a key meeting of island natives and seafarers at least 3,000 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    Unhelpful adaptations can speed up evolution

    Unhelpful changes in gene activity stimulate natural selection.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Materials Science

    Nanogenerators harvest body’s energy to power devices

    Nanogenerators offer body-harvested energy to fuel bionic future

    By Beth Mole
  4. Astronomy

    Nearby quasar may be home to dynamic duo

    A pair of black holes left over from a galaxy collision might live in the nearest quasar to Earth.

    By Christopher Crockett
  5. Earth

    Volcanic activity convicted in Permian extinction

    Precision dating confirms that Siberian volcanic eruptions could have triggered the Permian extinction.