News

  1. Chemistry

    Quantum physics makes water different

    The length of bonds connecting water molecules could demonstrate quantum effects and help explain some of water’s weirdness.

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  2. Health & Medicine

    Viagra and women

    Viagra eases some sexual problems for women taking antidepressants

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Earth

    Seafloor chronicles

    Survey of ocean floor reveals long history, from a geological fault to the wreckage of the Lusitania.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Space

    Makemake makes the list

    The International Astronomical Union announces name of a fourth dwarf planet.

    By Ashley Yeager
  5. Life

    Magnetic sense linked to molecule

    Fruit fly experiments shed light on animals’ use of Earth’s magnetic field for orientation and navigation.