News

  1. Psychology

    Right questions could help spot devious air passengers

    Training airport security agents to ask detail-oriented questions of travelers may help unmask liars.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Neuroscience

    ‘Bath salts’ reduce communication in rat brains

    The recreational drugs known as bath salts cause a loss of communication between areas in the rat brain.

    By Kate Baggaley
  3. Neuroscience

    Magnets in helmets might make football safer

    The repulsive force of magnets in football helmets could slow the impact of collisions, reducing concussion danger and making the game safer.

    By Kate Baggaley
  4. Planetary Science

    Two travelers from far beyond Neptune return home

    Two bodies approaching from the edge of the solar system may have been tossed out there by Jupiter over 4 billion years ago.