News

  1. Anthropology

    Chilean desert cemetery tells tale of ancient trade specialists

    Burial site holds clues to ancient trade brokers in Chilean desert.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Climate

    Katrina’s legacy: Refining hurricane forecasting

    Ten years following Hurricane Katrina’s formation, the storm’s devastating legacy in New Orleans and beyond continues to drive storm forecast improvements.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Life

    Extinction in lab bottle was a fluke, experiment finds

    Extinction in a bottle was a random catastrophe, not survival of the fittest.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. 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.