News

  1. Life

    Pine pollen gets flight miles

    A first-of-its-kind study logs the record to beat for germination after air travel.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Anthropology

    ‘Java Man’ takes age to extremes

    New dating of Indonesian strata has produced unexpected results.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Health & Medicine

    Why a rotten tooth is hard to find

    The brain can’t distinguish some kinds of pain coming from top versus bottom teeth.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Space

    Not your grandfather’s space program

    President Obama offers a new plan that would send humans to orbit Mars during the mid-2030s.

    By Ron Cowen
  5. Earth

    Ash from Icelandic eruption may just be the start

    A recently awakened volcano often goes off in tandem with a much bigger one nearby.