Humans

  1. Humans

    Machu Picchu’s far-flung residents

    A new chemical analysis of skeletons at the Inca site of Machu Picchu strengthens the idea that the royal estate was maintained by retainers who had been uprooted from homes throughout the empire.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Humans

    Second-Tier Presidential Debates

    Here are thematic debates, minus the candidates, that you can take in via your computer.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Health & Medicine

    Moms: One Solution to Tainted Milk

    Tainted infant formulas point to a problem in the way society values moms.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    Investing in Health: Ouch!

    Investments in health, one of the largest segments of the U.S. economy, have been stagnating — and could be poised to actually take a big hit.

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Humans

    The Science Vote

    Science News runs down what the two presidential candidates and their campaigns have been saying about science and technology issues.

    By Janet Raloff
  6. Humans

    The Science Vote: Spending priorities differ

    Federal funding for academic research — a major engine of innovation — has experienced an “unprecedented” two-year decline, the National Science Foundation reported in late August. Between fiscal years 2005 and 2007, Uncle Sam’s share of academic research funding fell from 64 percent to 62 percent. To take up the slack, universities turned to industry […]

    By Janet Raloff
  7. Humans

    The Science Vote: Linking energy to greenhouse risks

    Science and technology have not played out as major presidential campaign issues this year. And following Sen. John McCain’s unexpected announcement that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate, even foreign policy and major energy issues have been relegated to the back seat as the media feverishly probe the views, background and administrative […]

    By Janet Raloff
  8. Humans

    The first sound bites

    During the 1908 presidential race, Taft and Bryan sounded off in a new way as use of the phonograph got serious.

    By Ron Cowen
  9. Earth

    Let’s Get Vertical

    City buildings offer opportunities for farms to grow up instead of out.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  10. Chemistry

    Obama’s brain trust

    Featured blog: Sixty-one Nobel laureates sign a letter explaining why they support Barack Obama's run for the presidency.

    By Janet Raloff
  11. Humans

    Teaching babies to err

    A puzzling error that infants make in a hiding game arises from their inherent tendency to interpret others’ behavior, a research team contends.

    By Bruce Bower
  12. Health & Medicine

    The Foreign Drug Trade

    Chances are you haven't a clue where your medicines come from.

    By Janet Raloff