News

  1. Space

    Molten blobs create moon flashes

    Mysterious lunar lights are the superhot remains of meteorites pelting the surface.

    By Nadia Drake
  2. Humans

    Intel Science Talent Search names top 40 finalists

    More than 1,800 high school students entered the 2012 competition.

    By Devin Powell
  3. Life

    Archaeopteryx wore black

    Microscopic structures in an iconic fossil feather suggest that it was the color of a crow.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Earth

    ‘Nonstick’ pollutants may cut efficiency of vaccines in kids

    Antibodies from immunizations are halved among children with the highest exposure levels to common chemicals.

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Health & Medicine

    Social friction tied to inflammation

    Negative interactions with others or stressful competition for another’s attention seem to have risky biological effects on an individual.