News

  1. Humans

    Nostril rivalry

    Like the eyes and ears, each nostril vies for the brain’s attention, a new study suggests.

    By Jenny Lauren Lee
  2. Animals

    Back off, extinct moa

    A New Zealand tree’s peculiar leaves may have served as defenses against long-gone giant birds.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Life

    Tasmanian devils have no star networkers

    Tasmanian devils all know each other, a new study shows. The discovery could mean that stopping the spread of an infectious cancer will be harder than previously thought.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Docs writing fewer scripts

    The number of antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections has declined since the mid-1990s, a new study shows.