News

  1. Life

    Viruses and mucus team up to ward off bacteria

    Phages may play an unforeseen role in immune protection, researchers find.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Life

    Invasive frogs may spread deadly amphibian fungus

    African clawed frogs imported for 20th century pregnancy tests apparently communicate B. dendrobatidis to native species.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Space

    Kepler mission may be over

    The planet-hunting telescope has been crippled by the failure of two out of four pointing devices.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Animals

    Malaria parasite drives mosquitoes to human scent

    Compared to uninfected insects, ones carrying disease land more often on sweat-soaked stockings.

    By Puneet Kollipara
  5. Life

    Cloning produces human embryonic stem cells

    Fine-tuning of technique used in other animals could enable personalized medicine.