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  1. Earth

    Space Weather News

    Updated daily, this Web site provides news of activity in the sun-Earth environment, including solar wind, sunspot, and solar flare data, along with information on near-Earth asteroids, geomagnetic storms, and more. Go to: http://www.spaceweather.com/

    By Science News
  2. Animals

    Scent Stalking: Parasitic vine grows toward tomato odor

    A wiry orange vine finds plants to raid for nutrients by growing toward their smell. With video.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    Mixed Bag: Islet-cell transplants offer good and bad news

    Most people who've received transplanted islet cells for type 1 diabetes still need daily insulin shots, but the transplanted cells curb blood sugar crashes.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Earth

    Gassy Bugs: Microbes may produce propane under the sea

    Microbes deep under the ocean's floor could be the source of some ethane and propane found in sediments.