News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Bee venom component might offer HIV protection

    A toxin delivered by nanoparticles stops the virus in a lab study.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Planetary Science

    Distant planets’ atmospheres revealed

    Telescopes get first direct glimpse of gases on exoplanets.

    By Erin Wayman
  3. Humans

    Disputed finds put humans in South America 22,000 years ago

    Brazilian site may have been home to people before the Clovis hunters.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Planetary Science

    Life-friendly environment confirmed on Mars

    Drill sample from bedrock reveals chemistry that could have supported microbial life.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Humans

    Students bring home big prizes for science projects

    The 2013 Intel Science Talent Search awards teens for research.