News

  1. 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
  2. Tech

    Stretchy, see-through material conducts electricity

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

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Psychology

    Poverty may tax thinking abilities

    Scarce funds reduce mental abilities of U.S. shoppers and Indian farmers, experiments suggest.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Astronomy

    The sun’s older twin, 250 light-years away

    Almost twice as ancient, the distant star gives a glimpse of the sun's future.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Life

    Tiny human almost-brains made in lab

    Stem cells arrange themselves into a version of the most complex human organ.