News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Darker liquor, never sicker

    People report feeling worse the next morning after drinking bourbon than after drinking vodka.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Earth

    Cameras catch underwater volcano in the act

    Seafloor eruption in the South Pacific is the deepest and most violent yet seen.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Climate

    Carbon dioxide: Blame where blame is due?

    Blog: Measuring outsourcing of greenhouse gases. From the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Physics

    Frozen light stays fresh longer

    Researchers have trapped light in an ultracold cloud of atoms for 1.5 seconds.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Space

    Experiment detects particles of dark matter, maybe

    Events in underground experiment too few for certainty, but match the signature of WIMPs.