News

  1. Animals

    Oxygen boost aided carnivore evolution in Cambrian explosion

    Atmospheric change and rise of predators caused burst in complexity of life.

    By Erin Wayman
  2. Health & Medicine

    Full moon may mean less sleep

    Slumber waxes and wanes along with lunar rhythm, researchers find with people sleeping in windowless lab.

    By Cristy Gelling
  3. Health & Medicine

    Gastric bypass surgery causes sugar-burning gut growth in rats

    The rapid improvement in symptoms of diabetes, seen in patients before weight loss begins, may be due to changes in part of the intestine.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Life

    A flash of light implants false memories in mice

    Researchers alter rodents' recollections by exciting just a few neurons.