News

  1. Tech

    Unstoppable Bot: Armed with self-scrutiny, a mangled robot moves on

    Roboticists have made a walking machine that carries on despite serious damage.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Astronomy

    Dark Fingerprints: Hubble sheds light on cosmic expansion

    The mysterious cosmic push that's tearing up the universe began revving up about 5 billion years ago.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Anthropology

    Ancient Gene Yield: New methods retrieve Neandertals’ DNA

    Researchers have retrieved and analyzed a huge chunk of Neandertal DNA.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Animals

    Hey, that’s me!

    A test with a jumbo-size mirror suggests that Asian elephants may be among the few species that can recognize their own images.