News

  1. Planetary Science

    Curiosity readies for dramatic entrance

    NASA’s new Mars rover aims to alight on the Red Planet like a pop star being lowered onto stage.

    By Nadia Drake
  2. Anthropology

    Sticks, stones and bones reveal emergence of a hunter-gatherer culture

    A cave in southern Africa was occupied by people very much like those living in the region today.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Humans

    Top airports for spreading germs ID’d

    Major hubs with far-flung flights are most efficient at launching pandemics.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Life

    Genome of a fruit besieged

    The banana genome has been unpeeled. The genetic makeup of Musa acuminata, a fertile banana species that gave rise to the seedless Cavendish and other clonal varieties people eat today, sheds light on the plant’s evolutionary history and ripening process.