News

  1. Life

    Earliest whales gave birth on land

    Recently discovered fossils of a protowhale help fill in gaps in the land-to-water transition.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Space

    Smallest known transiting planet discovered

    Astronomers have found the smallest known extrasolar planets that is blocking light from its parent star. The discovery could help reveal information about the structure of planets that may resemble Earth.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Needles can stick it to pain

    Acupuncture lessens pain, but so do needles randomly stuck in the skin, a new analysis shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Life

    Nemo could get lost again as seawater approaches acidity

    Reef fish raised at a seawater pH expected for the year 2100 don't smell their way around normally.