News

  1. Quantum Physics

    Quantum cryptography could shed test for hackers

    An added protection of a proposed quantum cryptography method makes eavesdropping nearly impossible.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Life

    Genes gives clues to outcome of species interbreeding

    Genetics provides clues to why hybrid river fish formed a subspecies but insects formed a new species.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Climate

    Environmental change may spur growth of ‘rock snot’

    A controversial new theory suggests alga that forms rock snot isn’t an invader, but a low-key species native to many rivers.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Astronomy

    Sun’s sibling spotted

    A nearby star may have come from the same birth cluster as the sun; learning how to find other solar siblings could point the way to their common origin.