News

  1. Materials Science

    Electrode Enhancements: New materials may boost fuel cell performance

    Two teams have independently discovered ways to dramatically improve the materials used in the electrodes of fuel cells.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Plants

    Biggest Bloom: Superflower changes branch on family tree

    The plants with the world's largest flowers, the rafflesias, need to be moved closer to poinsettias on the family tree of plant life.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    No Fluke: New weapon against tropical parasite

    An experimental drug shows potential against schistosomiasis.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Ecosystems

    Alien Alert: Shrimpy invader raises big concerns

    A shrimplike European invader just discovered in the Great Lakes could prove ecologically disruptive to populations of native lake animals.