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  1. Health & Medicine

    Warning Sign: Genetic fragments tag cancer severity

    High levels of the microRNA miR-21 lead to poor prognoses for colon cancer patients.

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  2. Animals

    The naming of the elephant-shrew

    A new species of giant elephant-shrew, small bounding forest dwellers very distantly related to elephants, has been discovered in Tanzania. With video.

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  3. Live Long and Perspire: Exercise may slow aging at chromosomal level

    A new study finds that a sedentary lifestyle is linked to short telomeres on chromosomes, potentially a sign of rapid aging.

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  4. Humans

    . . . And the Envelope, Please: Forty outstanding young scientists move to final round of competition

    Forty outstanding young scientists will travel to Washington, D.C.,