News

  1. Humans

    Africans’ genes mute on human birthplace

    Latest DNA studies confirm previous research on the prehistory of African groups, but still can’t locate the root of the species.

    By Erin Wayman
  2. Humans

    A moving lift for poor families

    Federal housing subsidies didn’t fight poverty as hoped, but trading public housing for new neighborhoods brought psychological benefits.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Math

    Bumblebees navigate new turf without a map

    The insects can quickly calculate the best route between flowers.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Life

    E. coli caught in the act of evolving

    Researchers track thousands of bacterial generations to document the development of a trait nearly 25 years in the making.