News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Newborns’ brains bear signs of adult illnesses

    Disease genes associated with reduced volume in certain regions at birth.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Physics

    New clock revolves around an atom’s mass

    A controversial new study claims that time can be measured by precisely determining a single particle's heft.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Humans

    Pruney digits help people get a grip

    Finger and toe wrinkling may have evolved as an adaptation to wet conditions.

    By Tanya Lewis
  4. Health & Medicine

    Updated Pap smear detects ovarian, uterine cancers

    Adding a genetic analysis to the procedure reveals mutations specific to the two malignancies.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Earth

    Quakes may bring nearby rocks closer to rupture

    Lab studies could explain how a seemingly stable geologic fault can fail.