News

  1. Earth

    New cyclone predictor

    Researchers link occasional sea-surface warming in central Pacific with more, stronger hurricanes in North Atlantic.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Life

    New drug hits leukemia early

    An experimental drug may stop a deadly leukemia in its early stages, a study of mice shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Chemistry

    Concerns over bisphenol A continue to grow

    Recent research finds that the hormone mimic may be more prevalent and more harmful than previously thought, highlighting why BPA is a growing worry for policy makers.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    Schizophrenia risk gets more complex

    Three studies find that large collections of variants, rather than just a few key mutations, probably predispose someone to schizophrenia.