News

  1. Earth

    Faulty thermometers exaggerated western U.S. mountain warming

    Defective thermometers used in snowpack and ecology research overstated warming in western U.S. mountains.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Animals

    Mountain migration is a roller coaster for bar-headed geese

    Bar-headed geese rise and fall to match terrain below them when migrating over the Himalayas.

    By Kate Baggaley
  3. Astronomy

    Rocky planets around cool stars may have Earthlike climates

    Small, rocky planets that sit close to cool stars might be able to keep spinning, creating conditions hospitable to life.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Life

    In battle to shape immunity, environment often beats genes

    The environment, especially microbes, shapes immune system reactions more than genes do.