News

  1. Health & Medicine

    MERS outbreak picks up pace in Middle East

    As the number of MERS cases increases, researchers race to learn more about the deadly virus carried by camels.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Neuroscience

    Young rats that use their brain keep more cells alive

    Learning a task helps just-born cells survive in a learning and memory center of the rat brain.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Psychology

    Basketball players richly rewarded for selfishness in playoffs

    Future paychecks trip up teamwork in NBA championship tournament.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Animals

    Bird mimicry lets hustlers keep cheating

    Drongos are false alarm specialists that borrow other species’ warning sounds and freshen up their fraud.