News

  1. Earth

    Antarctic shoal breaks the ice

    Instruments on a massive berg help pinpoint a previously unreported undersea ridge.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Physics

    Memories made of light

    Physicists find a more efficient way to store quantum information in a crystal, a step towards super-secure quantum communications.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Health & Medicine

    Snakes on the brain

    In a bizarre experiment, researchers delve into the neural roots of courage.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Life

    Vestigial no more

    Gene doppelgängers may help regulate their look-alikes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Health & Medicine

    Stopping platelets at the source

    An experimental treatment may prevent harmful clotting and less need for drugs that increase bleeding risk, a study in baboons shows.