News

  1. Animals

    Farm chemicals can indirectly hammer frogs

    A widely used agricultural weed killer teams up with fertilizer to render frogs especially vulnerable to debilitating parasites.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Malaria takes on the top meds

    Malaria is thwarting frontline drugs called artemisinins in Cambodia.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Life

    Salmon study: Dammed or not

    Columbia River salmon have troubles all right, but dams may no longer top the list.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Health & Medicine

    Fungal meningitis spreads in Pacific Northwest

    A fungus called Cryptococcus gattii that causes meningitis is slowly making its way down the North American West Coast.