News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Lead’s legacy

    High levels of lead in the blood during childhood are associated with smaller brains and with an increased risk for violent criminal behavior, report two new studies.

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  2. Life

    Two-mommy bird nests

    Researchers have found an unexpected number of two-female nests in Oahu’s bird colony.

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  3. Life

    Shoot-out superhero claws

    Hidden spurs cut through frog’s own skin to rip attackers.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Stunning reversal

    A man’s irregular heartbeat returns to normal after he is shocked with a Taser, the first report of such an effect.

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  5. Ecosystems

    That sinking feeling

    The sea level rise expected in the coming century will swamp the Everglades unless current management is adjusted or climate change is curbed.