News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Vitamin E, diabetes drug may reverse fatty liver disease

    Test results in obese people suggest these two treatments may work against cirrhosis precursor.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Space

    Frozen asteroid

    Scientists publish two new studies showing evidence of ice on object in asteroid belt.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Paleontology

    Dinos molted for a new look

    In one species, adolescents appear to have sprouted a new type of feathers as they matured.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Materials Science

    Infection, kill thyself

    Scientists devise wound dressings that trick bacteria into suicide.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Humans

    Vision gets better with the right mind-set

    Volunteers’ eyesight improved when they believed that they could see particularly well.