News

  1. Space

    Stellar baby picture

    The newborn stars, not even a million years old, formed when regions of a cloud of cool dust and gas (visible at center left) collapsed from gravity.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Animals

    Finally, the truth about barnacle sex is revealed

    A genetic analysis shows that the sessile crustaceans can broadcast sperm in water, contrary to previous assumptions.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Animals

    Claims of fairness in apes have critics crying foul

    A report that chimps divvy up rewards much as people do draws criticism.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Health & Medicine

    Fast food linked to asthma risk

    A diet high in fast food seems to increase the risk of asthma in young children and adolescents, survey data from more than a half-million people finds.