News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Test could warn of problems for kidney transplant recipients

    A urine test for an immune protein might tell doctors whether a patient is headed for trouble.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Climate

    No more Superstorm Sandys expected for a long time

    Future conditions less likely to steer hurricanes directly into the East Coast, analysis suggests.

    By Erin Wayman
  3. Animals

    Traveling with elders helps whooping cranes fly straight

    Rare data show birds get more efficient the more they migrate along route between Wisconsin and Florida.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Tech

    Stretchy, see-through material conducts electricity

    Simple new device could find use in loudspeakers, artificial muscles or soft robots.