News

  1. Humans

    Hard throwers evolved a long time ago

    Baseball hurlers provide clues to the ancient roots of bodies that can heave objects really fast.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Paralyzed rats relearn to pee

    Bladder control restored for the first time in animals with stark spinal cord damage.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Earth

    Cleaner air may have brought more storms

    Pollution during the 20th century appears to have suppressed North Atlantic hurricanes.

    By Cristy Gelling
  4. Particle Physics

    First four-quark particle may have been spotted

    If confirmed, the tetraquark could shed light on how atomic nuclei are held together.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Health & Medicine

    Human brain mapped in 3-D with high resolution

    “BigBrain” model, the most detailed atlas yet, could improve brain scanning tools and neurosurgeons’ navigation.