News

  1. Planetary Science

    Venus’ tectonics may be actively reshaping its surface

    Circular landforms speckling the Venusian surface may be the work of tectonic activity.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  2. Anthropology

    Males of this ancient human cousin weren’t always bigger than females

    Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Science & Society

    Students’ mental health imperiled by $1 billion cuts to school funding

    The Trump administration is cutting $1 billion in grants that support student mental health. That has educators worried.

    By Sujata Gupta
  4. Animals

    Genetics might save the rare, elusive saola — if it’s not already extinct

    A new genetic study could help saolas survive by enabling better searches through environmental DNA.