News

  1. Life

    Tracking the viral link to lymphoma

    A mutation in an anticancer gene in the Epstein-Barr virus may account for some of its malignant effect, research shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Psychology

    Pi master’s storied recall

    Remembering more than 60,000 consecutive numbers takes exhaustive practice at spinning yarns.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Life

    Mild winters may shift spread of mosquito-borne illness

    By pushing insects to start biting mammals earlier in the year, warmer cold months could increase the transmission of a brain virus affecting people and horses.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Life

    Carnivores can lose sweet genes

    A gene involved in taste detection has glitches in some, but not all, highly carnivorous mammals.