News

  1. Earth

    Linking magma to quakes

    Rock crystals reveal pulses of underground activity.

    By Alexandra Witze
  2. Earth

    13th century volcano mystery may be solved

    Indonesian volcano may be the culprit in the biggest eruption of the last seven millennia.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Humans

    European cave art gets older

    Ancient illustrations in northern Spain date to more than 40,000 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Life

    Grasshoppers’ terror outlives them

    After an existence plagued by predatory spiders, the insects pass into oblivion, leaving a legacy of impoverished soil.

    By Devin Powell
  5. Life

    Calcium offers clues in mass extinction

    Ocean acidification during Permian period may have caused the Great Dying.