News

  1. Humans

    Just breathing in Iraq can be hazardous

    Poor air quality is an added danger for troops, testing indicates.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Health & Medicine

    New drug boosts hepatitis C treatments

    An experimental medication has cleared a major hurdle and seems poised for FDA approval, two studies show.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Space

    First portraits of Mercury from orbit

    MESSENGER spacecraft to capture more than 1,500 images in three days.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Life

    Wasps airlift annoying ants

    In a scrap over food, being big and able to fly is an advantage.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Health & Medicine

    Worms live longer with thioflavin T

    A dye commonly used by Alzheimer’s disease researchers to spot misshapen proteins gives lab nematodes longer lives, scientists say.