News

  1. Chemistry

    Taste of fructose revs up metabolism

    The pancreas pumps more insulin in response to the sugar, potentially throwing the body’s energy-storage machinery out of whack.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Animals

    Chimps lend a hand

    The finding suggests nonhuman primates recognize their peers’ intentions and desires.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Earth

    Little Ice Age began with a bang

    Frozen moss suggests climate cooling kicked off fast, possibly with help from volcanic eruptions.

    By Devin Powell
  4. Space

    Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone

    The latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of finding habitable worlds elsewhere.

    By Nadia Drake
  5. Health & Medicine

    Addicts and siblings share brain features

    The finding suggests that diminished self-control and other behaviors may have a genetic component.