News

  1. Oceans

    World’s largest ocean dead zone may shrink as Earth warms

    North Pacific dead zone may grow smaller, not expand, as climate change weakens Pacific Ocean trade winds.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Psychology

    Bilingual homes may give babies a learning lift

    Hearing two languages during the first six months of life linked to an early mental advantage.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Computing

    Brain-inspired computer chip mimics 1 million neurons

    By processing data in parallel, computer chips modeled after the human brain could perform certain tasks, such as pattern recognition, faster and more energy-efficiently than traditional computers.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Health & Medicine

    New tests screen for lethal prion disease

    Urine and nasal swabs can detect small amounts of the abnormal prions that cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.