News

  1. Paleontology

    Fleshy comb is first found on a dinosaur

    A fossil head has both a duck bill and a soft-tissue crest, scientists suggest.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Planetary Science

    Europa vents water, Hubble data suggest

    Plumes from ice-covered oceans would increase likelihood of life-friendly conditions on one moon of Jupiter.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Climate

    Coldest place moves from one Antarctic site to another

    New record low measured by satellite.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Animals

    Lizard breath has surprising birdlike flow

    Decades of assumptions may be wrong about the evolution of reptile lungs.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Life

    Dietary changes affect gut microbes within a day

    Menu restricted to meat, egg and cheese alters bacterial mix more than eating only plants.