News

  1. Earth

    Puny plastic particles mar Lake Erie’s waters

    Polymer particles in the lake carry pollutants.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Life

    New flu in China reveals its avian origins

    H7N9 influenza genes came from three bird viruses.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    Mental puzzles underlie music’s delight

    MRI reveals brain’s processing, and its pleasure, when a person listens to an enjoyable new tune.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Physics

    Light journeys unimpeded along material’s surface

    A topological insulator for photons, exotic etched glass could improve optics-based communications.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Humans

    Obama seeks R&D funding boost in tough times

    The administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 lifts nondefense research spending by 9 percent.