News

  1. Tech

    A computer in every cell

    Artificial genes inserted into cells make RNA molecules that can perform logical computations.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Animals

    Profiles in Courtship: Flirting male fish show their best sides

    Courting male guppies that sport a tad more orange on one side of their bodies than on the other tend to flash that brighter side at females.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Paleontology

    Jurassic CSI: Fossils indicate central nervous system damage

    Fossils found in the head-thrown-back position, the so-called "dead bird" pose, probably died from central nervous system damage.

    By Carolyn Barry
  4. Chemistry

    Beyond Ethanol: Synthetic fuel offers promising alternative

    A faster, simpler manufacturing technique could make a synthetic biofuel into an even stronger competitor to ethanol.