News

  1. Life

    The eyespots have it after all

    New experiments may reconcile conflicting views regarding what makes a peacock’s plumage attractive to females.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    Teamwork keeps fire ants high and dry

    Scientists get a look at the physics that floats a bug's boat.

    By Daniel Strain
  3. Earth

    Volcanic ash gets its close-up

    Last year’s eruption in Iceland spit out supersharp and potentially harmful particles, nanoscale images show.

    By Alexandra Witze
  4. Physics

    Salt clouds relieve some Arctic warming

    Sea sprays from increasingly open waters exert a cooling effect in the region.

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Psychology

    Why some gorillas go unseen

    Attention differences help to explain why some people don't notice surprising sights.