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  1. Scripted Brains: Learning to read evokes hemispheric trade-off

    From childhood through adolesence, the process of learning to read involves an amplification of specific types of left-brain activity and a dampening of right-brain responses, a new brain-imaging study finds.

    By Bruce Bower

  2. Bad Dancers: Childhood chills give bees six left feet

    Honeybees kept just a bit cool when young grow up looking normal but dancing badly, which impedes their ability to communicate with other bees.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    Breathe Easier: Lung surgery aids some emphysema patients

    Surgery to remove diseased portions of the upper lungs can help emphysema patients breathe more efficiently, depending on the patient's health and where the damaged tissues are.