News

  1. Life

    Flashy drug spotlights infection

    Doctors may be able to watch for invading microbes with a fluorescent antibiotic.

    By Beth Mole
  2. Life

    Broccoli compound protects rats from lethal radiation

    Treatment shields healthy cells from gamma ray attack but lets tumors die.

    By Jessica Shugart
  3. Health & Medicine

    Electrodes dupe brain into feeling touch

    Stimulating the right neuron at the right time gave monkeys the sensation of contact.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Anthropology

    Ancient farmers, foragers kept genes to themselves

    Ancient DNA and diet clues suggest how farmers and hunter-gathers contributed to modern Europeans’ genetic profiles.

    By Bruce Bower
  5. Chemistry

    Simulating reactions in cyberspace earns Nobel Prize in chemistry

    Computer models that meld quantum and classical calculations have earned three scientists the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry.