News

  1. Humans

    Ice Age cups crafted from crania

    An English cave serves up the oldest known vessels made from human skulls

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Humans

    Human ancestors have identity crisis

    Fossils heralded as the remains of 4- to 7-million-year-old hominids might actually come from apes.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Space

    ‘Deep Impact’ comet revisited

    NASA takes pictures of Tempel 1 five years after shooting it with a probe.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Life

    Carnivorous bladderworts suck up prey

    High-speed movies confirm that bug-eating plants are vacuum feeders.

    By Daniel Strain
  5. Health & Medicine

    Brain cells start sending signals early

    Fetal neurons show firing patterns similar to those seen in sleeping adults.