News

  1. 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
  2. Math

    Bumblebees navigate new turf without a map

    The insects can quickly calculate the best route between flowers.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. 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.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Oral MS drug passes tests

    A drug called BG-12, similar to a psoriasis medicine used in Germany, supresses multiple sclerosis relapses well, two studies find.