News

  1. Life

    Ebola may go airborne

    Infected pigs can transmit virus to primates without contact, a new study finds.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Earth

    Global drought may have changed less than thought

    Simple models have overestimated drying over past 60 years.

    By Tanya Lewis
  3. Earth

    Pandas’ home range may move as climate changes

    Warming might force animals’ food source, bamboo, to higher elevations.

    By Alexandra Witze
  4. Humans

    Ancient hominid had an unusual diet

    A long-extinct member of the human evolutionary family had an uncommon taste for grasses and sedges.

    By Bruce Bower
  5. Life

    Telomere length linked to risk of dying

    Large study examines association between protective caps at end of chromosomes and health.