by
Matthew Blakeslee
Roots of eroding mountains grow denser, less mobile with age
But not much canola DNA ends up moving between fields
by
Mary Beckman
Second inherited disease cured by genetic engineering
A new method of attacking tumor blood vessels shows promise in mice
by
Govert Schilling
Anomalous x-ray pulsars join the clan of ultramagnetic neutron stars
by
Deborah Hill
Deadly pulses of toxins keep attack focused on invading cells
by
Robert Irion
Gravitational distortion might artificially brighten the farthest visible objects
A nearly perfect timepiece can be made from faulty clocks, physicists find
by
Ben Shouse
Mutation allows first real test of theory about imprinted genes
by
Xavier Bosch
Nibbling bacteria may outwit current art-preservation techniques
by
Ding Yimin
Fourteen tons of 220-year-old-fossils returned
by
John Bohannon
Sexual rivalry between female antelopes is more aggressive than expected
by
David Malakoff
Academies weigh in on homeland security
New clues for how planets form
by
Martin Enserink
Parrot researcher freed after 8 months of captivity
by
Betsy Mason
The sudden deluge into the Black Sea may have been gradual
by
Dan Ferber
New theory suggests that dozens of protocells, not single ancestral type, led to today's life forms
by
Noreen Parks
Coral scourge is caused by bacteria found in sewage, study finds
by
Andrew Lawler
Pair accused of conspiring to steal trade secrets
by
John Bohannon
New GM technique enables a now-thwarted gene to produce a useful protein
by
Charles Choi
Wax keeps bugs from drowning in their own waste
by
Rowena Rae
Abundant seaweed in Gulf of Mexico ignored in favor of more scarce victuals
by
Constance Holden
Cells from embryos treat Parkinson's in rats; cells from adults can transmogrify
by
Pallava Bagla
At his first press conference, journalists won't take 'no comment' for an answer
by
Christian Heuss
Biologists find that among fin whales, males are the singers
by
Katie Greene
New journal promises to get null results into print
by
Andrew Watson
On the right surface, water drops leave no trace behind
by
Katie Greene
Math model suggests that ocean vents can be powered by a chemical reaction
by
Wayne Kondro
Incentives to help endangered species and their habitats
by
Martin Enserink
Study suggests that a 1971 Soviet outbreak was caused by highly virulent strain
by
Deborah Hill
Researchers nail a regulatory protein that controls a tumor-suppressing gene
by
Ben Shouse
Titillating TV makes viewers forget the commercials
Embryonic arteries follow the trail of branching nerves
Near twin found in planetary system like Earth's
by
Mary Beckman
Well-known breast cancer gene linked to a rare leukemia
Genetic studies of corals reveal unexpected complexity
by
Philipp Weis
Peter Gruss urges 'funding and freedom' to keep institutes' research at the top
Chips using magnetism instead of electricity could be useful in extreme conditions
by
Laura Spinney
A controversial study suggests current rehab strategies encourage the wrong kind of activity
by
John Bohannon
Is it dangling left or right? In flowers, it's determined by a single gene