News

  1. Psychology

    Shared talking styles herald new and lasting romance

    Verbally in-sync conversations may help to start and maintain dating relationships.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Humans

    Extra weight in early childhood foretells later disease risk

    A study tracking kids from birth into young adulthood identifies ages 2 to 6 as most crucial for predicting later problems with metabolic syndrome.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Humans

    Amphibian debuts

    Hunt for lost frog turns up new species in Colombian rain forests.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Paleontology

    Ancient trumpets played eerie notes

    Acoustic scientists re-create and analyze sounds from 3,000-year-old shell instruments for insight into pre-Inca civilization.

    By Marissa Cevallos
  5. Space

    A cometary blizzard

    NASA's EPOXI mission encountered a snowstorm when it zipped by Comet Hartley 2.