News
- Earth
West Antarctica warming fast
A reconstructed temperature record from a high-altitude station shows an unexpectedly rapid rise since 1958.
- Humans
Hitting streaks in baseball may be contagious
Teammates of a batter on a streak hit better than their average, a review of baseball records finds.
- Life
Victorian zoological map redrawn
Species distribution patterns that inspired Darwin and Wallace get an update.
- Space
California meteorite a scientific gold mine
Sutter’s Mill rock preserves rare, fresh material from outer space.
- Humans
Man the martial artist
The human hand evolved partly as a tool for fighting, researchers argue.
