News

  1. Humans

    Chaos makes a scream seem real

    Researchers analyze movie sound tracks to identify the acoustic roots of fear.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Astronomy

    Black hole shoved aside, along with ‘central’ dogma

    A new study has shoved aside the idea that supermassive black holes always reside smack-dab at the centers of their host galaxies.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Life

    Parks not burdening poor neighbors, study says

    New research examines controversy over conservation areas by studying poverty in Costa Rica and Thailand.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Health & Medicine

    Immune traits may identify lucky kidney-transplant recipients

    Tests find a genetic signature that may delineate people who could drop immune-suppression therapy.