News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Walnuts may slow prostate cancer

    More news from the American Chemical Society meeting.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Life

    Fruit flies turn on autopilot

    High-speed video reveals the aerodynamics behind the insects’ maneuverability.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Health & Medicine

    Vaccine works against type 1 diabetes in mouse experiments

    Researchers uncover a self-regulating feature of the immune system.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Humans

    Copycats prevail in computerized survival game

    A virtual contest suggests that imitation beats innovation in the natural world.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Anthropology

    Partial skeletons may represent new hominid

    Partial skeletons may represent a new hominid species with implications for Homo origins, one researcher claims.