by
Constance Holden
Failure to adapt to a changing food supply doomed the Neandertals
by
Menno Schilthuizen
A chunk of rogue DNA may protect flies against pesticides
by
Jocelyn Kaiser
Letter to Congress backs studies attacked by conservatives
by
Dan Ferber
As the epidemic evolved, only the most infectious virus strains survived
by
Deborah Hill
Monkeys' brains distinguish coherent calls from other sounds
by
Kim Krieger
A surprising lubricant may make faults more dangerous
by
Pallava Bagla
A controversial study links a painkiller to crashing vulture populations
by
Gretchen Vogel, Fiona Proffitt, and Richard Stone
One of the field's top figures faces allegations of data fraud
by
Charles Seife
Physicists debut a new state of matter
by
Noreen Parks
Endangered birds' pit stops include the Korean Demilitarized Zone
by
Dennis Normile
Tough virus prompts work on a novel vaccine
by
Mary Beckman
Genes associated with Parkinson's disease also confer susceptibility to leprosy
by
Katie Greene
Inuits' impact on ponds helps track their wanderings
by
David Malakoff
Report calls for NIH to take over biodefense research if military can't improve
by
John Bohannon
Early bath in petri dish may lead to long-lasting side effects
by
Jeffrey Mervis
Slow growth of agency's budget said to be a factor
by
Kim Krieger
Nitric acid may unravel cirrus clouds and cloud climate models
by
Fiona Proffitt
Population has grown despite human wars and encroachment
by
Govert Schilling
European orbiter sends home stunning pictures, more evidence of frozen water
by
Mary Beckman
Surgery, hormones, and upbringing can't change gender identity
by
Govert Schilling
Astronomers turn back the page on a supernova's family album
by
Jocelyn Kaiser
NIH chief answers to Congress for alleged conflicts of interest
by
Deborah Hill
Sugar molecule lessens brain-damaging clumps in mice
by
Fiona Proffitt
Genes may provide clues about how sex chromosomes evolve
by
John Bohannon
Our brains are wired to recognize--and mimic--movements made by living things
by
Erik Stokstad and Gretchen Vogel
Panel urges safeguards to contain modified genes
by
Mary Beckman
Color vision trumped olfaction in primate evolution
by
Andrew Lawler
Cancellation of servicing means an accelerated end for space telescope
by
Mary Beckman
Vitamin D may reduce risk of multiple sclerosis
by
Katie Greene
A controversial theory links volcanism to mass extinctions
by
Jocelyn Kaiser
Critics say officials whitewashed report on racial and ethnic differences
by
Kim Krieger
Spirit hits martian soil and is ready to roam
by
Gretchen Vogel
Ebola outbreaks may have had independent sources
by
Jeffrey Mervis
NSF told to open process for selecting big research facilities
by
Andrew Lawler
Ambitious exploration program would send humans back to the moon, on to Mars
by
Kim Krieger
Solid helium's frictionless flow hints at a new state of matter
by
David Malakoff
Marine scientists plan for a system of ocean observatories
by
Noreen Parks
Potentially harmful flame retardants found in wild falcon eggs
by
Pallava Bagla
Book sparks angry attack from Hindu nationalists
by
Robert Irion
The first known binary system with two pulsars thrills astrophysicists