News

  1. Life

    Carnivorous bladderworts suck up prey

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

    By Daniel Strain
  2. Health & Medicine

    Brain cells start sending signals early

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

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Humans

    2012 budget offers pain and gain for R&D

    In a year of federal belt-tightening, the administration prioritizes basic research, education, clean energy and environmental science.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Life

    How cuts can spur tumor growth

    Cancerous cells flock to wounds, a study in mice finds.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Physics

    ‘Magnetricity’ behaves like electricity

    Currents of monopole-like magnetic charges created in an exotic material called spin ice act much like electricity.