News

  1. Humans

    Amphibian debuts

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

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. 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
  3. Space

    A cometary blizzard

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

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Space

    It came from another galaxy

    Extrasolar planet traces its origin outside the Milky Way to an ancient neighboring galaxy.

    By Ron Cowen
  5. Physics

    Antimatter, here to stay

    Physicists trap antihydrogen for long enough to study the elusive material.