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  1. Mom, is that you? Seals show family recall

    Researchers found that northern fur seal mothers and offspring in Alaska remember and respond to each other's calls for as long as 4 years, the first demonstration of such long-term recall in a mammal species other than humans.

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  2. Study of stimulant therapy raises concerns

    A community survey in North Carolina indicates that many children receiving stimulant treatment don't have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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  3. Physics

    Matter’s Missing Piece Shows Up

    The first direct evidence of the tau neutrino, the last of the 12 subatomic particles considered the fundamental building blocks of matter, has finally been found.

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  4. Math

    Prime Finding: Mathematicians mind the gap

    Mathematicians have taken a significant step toward proving the twin-prime conjecture by simplifying formulas for estimating the average spacing of primes.