News

  1. New player in cancer risk

    RNA snippets of a newly discovered type could be involved in the mechanisms of cancer.

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  2. Animals

    Clownfish noisemaker is new to science

    Clownfish make "pop-pop-pop" noises at each other by clacking their teeth together in a novel way.

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  3. Materials Science

    Heal thyself—again and again

    A new self-healing material can repeatedly repair damage at the same spot.

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  4. Earth

    Tree rings tell tale of megadroughts

    Tree rings in ancient timber show that the Colorado Plateau experienced a 60-year drought in the 12th century.

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  5. Animals

    Moths mimic ‘Don’t eat me’ sounds

    Moths that make clicking noises at predatory bats are mimicking a defensive signal made by other moths that click and also taste bad.

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  6. Archaeology

    Ancient beads found in northern Africa

    Perforated shells found in a Moroccan cave indicate that northern Africans made symbolic body ornaments 82,000 years ago, long before Europeans did.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Diabetes drug might hike heart risk

    People who take rosiglitazone, a popular diabetes drug marketed as Avandia, may face an increased risk of heart attack.

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  8. Borderline Aid: Psychotherapy soothes personality ailment

    Three forms of psychotherapy each provide substantial relief from symptoms of borderline personality disorder.

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  9. Planetary Science

    Shifting Ocean: Tipsy Mars may explain undulating shoreline

    Evidence that Mars once had a vast ocean gains support from a proposal that the planet was tipped halfway over on its side several billion years ago.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Vaccine Harvest: Cholera fighter could be easy to swallow

    An edible vaccine, made by genetically engineering rice, safeguards mice against the toxin produced by cholera bacteria.

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  11. Tech

    Improbability Drive: Focus on rare actions speeds chemical simulations

    A new algorithm speeds simulations of chemical reactions by focusing on rare but crucial molecular motions.

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  12. Plants

    Easy There, Bro: A plant can spot and favor close kin

    A little beach plant can recognize its siblings as long as their roots grow in nearby soil.

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