News

  1. Humans

    Bone may display oldest art in Americas

    A mammoth engraved on a fossil may date from at least 13,000 year ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Life

    New gene therapy fixes mistakes

    For the first time scientists have repaired a damaged gene in a living mouse.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Earth

    Floodwaters may trigger fault motion

    In sediments under California’s Salton Sea, geologists find evidence for a natural disaster one-two punch.

    By Devin Powell
  4. Health & Medicine

    Snakebite treatment buys time

    An ointment that slows the transport of venom from the bite site to the vital organs could keep victims alive long enough to reach medical care.