News

  1. Humans

    USDA proposes an office of science

    The Bush administration's proposed 2007 farm bill would merge two existing U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies into a single office of science.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Planetary Science

    Solar craft reaches a new low

    The Ulysses spacecraft passed directly below the sun on Feb. 7, looking up at its south pole, a feat the craft has done only twice before.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Animals

    Perils of Migration: New evidence that bats stalk birds

    Big Mediterranean bats snatch migrating songbirds out of the night sky in spring and fall.

    By Susan Milius

  4. Bridging the Divide? Technique sheds light on cleft palate gene

    A new approach has enabled researchers to prevent cleft palate in mice genetically engineered to develop that birth defect.