News
- Life
Young flies cannibalize the plump
An evolutionary biologist’s modest proposal shocks colleagues who thought they knew everything about their favorite laboratory organism.
- Paleontology
Not your typical pterosaur
A beautifully preserved fossil from Germany displays a wing unlike any ever seen.
- Life
Trout nose cells follow magnetic fields
Iron-rich tissue may be at root of a biological compass.
- Life
Egg production after birth questioned
A study finds no evidence of stem cells in adult mouse ovaries, suggesting female mammals really are born with all the gametes they’ll ever have.
- Microbes
Killing with the flip of a switch
A single genetic transformation turns mild-mannered bacteria into assassins.
- Life
Space trek may help worms live long
After 11 days in orbit, nematodes showed signs of slower aging.
- Space
Dark matter filament illuminated
Astronomers visualize a connection in a shadowy cosmic network that is thought to pervade the universe.
- Physics
Higgs found
The Higgs boson, the last particle in physics’ standard model, falls into place, opening new windows to explore in the universe.
- Humans
Apocalypse, not so fast
Guatemalan find suggests mention of a date far in the future served a Maya king’s immediate needs.
- Particle Physics
The Higgs Boson Search
Rumors — and excitement — have escalated about the latest news on the search for the Higgs boson, a particle that may explain why matter has mass.
- Particle Physics
Physicists bet they’re homing in on Higgs
In its last report, an Illinois lab presents data suggesting the Higgs particle could exist.
- Life
All dinosaurs may have had feathers
Well-preserved fossil sports long, fine plumage and a bushy tail.
