News

  1. Animals

    Compared with rodents, bat species carry more viruses

    Viruses that can jump from animals to people may find the flying mammals a fine place to lurk.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    Inflammation feeds E. coli

    Inflammation, normally a defense against microbes, may become counterproductive in the gut by feeding disease-causing bacteria.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Archaeology

    A king’s final hours, told by his mortal remains

    The skeleton of Richard III reveals a violent and chaotic end for a controversial English monarch.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Space

    Supernova’s death throes revealed

    In archival images, astronomers see giant star’s activity in weeks before supernova.