News

  1. Physics

    Remodeling the standard model

    Physicists could be on the verge of discovering a new elementary particle, studies at a U.S. accelerator suggest.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Paleontology

    Supersized superbunny

    Fossils reveal a non-hopping giant rabbit that lived on the island of Minorca 5 million years ago.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Humans

    Rising seas made China’s ancient mariners

    Ancient environmental changes produced a maritime culture that colonized Taiwan 5,000 years ago, archaeologists contend.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Humans

    Hidden dalliance revealed by X-rays

    A high-tech analysis uncovers a 19th century painter’s do-over.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Life

    Great-grandpa’s genes gone, effects stay

    Removing an obesity-preventing scrap of DNA from a mouse lineage doesn’t prevent descendants from reaping its slimming benefits for generations.