News

  1. Neuroscience

    Sense of smell is strictly personal, study suggests

    A new test can identify individuals based on their sense of smell, and may hold information about a person’s genetic makeup as well.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  2. Neuroscience

    Brain’s adult stem cells born early

    By tracing the lineages of adult stem cells in the mouse brain, scientists get a view of the cells’ early lives.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Earth

    Fast-spreading crack threatens giant Antarctic ice shelf

    A fast-spreading crack threatens Larsen C, one of Antarctica’s biggest ice shelves, satellite data suggest.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Animals

    When baboons travel, majority rules

    GPS study suggests baboons use simple rules to resolve travel disputes without leaders.