Science Update
Organic Chicken Farms
Removing antibiotics from poultry farms could have immediate public health implications.
Darkest Planet
Scientists have identified the darkest known extrasolar planet.
Free-Market Fungi
Symbiotic plants and fungi reward generous trade partners and punish stingy ones.
Shrinking Brains
Our brains shrink by up to 15% over our lifetimes, but those of chimpanzees do not.
Pregnant Pleisiosaur
A pregnant reptilian fossil clears up a long-standing paleontology mystery.
Sizing Up Vowels
New research suggests that different vowel sounds cue babies in to the size of objects.
Electric Dolphins
One dolphin species hunts by detecting the electricity given off by its prey.
Aging Brains
Age-related working memory loss may be at least partly reversible.
Safe Water Software
New software can quickly flag tainted water supplies.
Dolphin Healing
Dolphins heal remarkably well after massive shark bites, and scientists want to know how they do it.
Nuclear Reactor Robots
Robots offer a safer way to inspect nuclear reactors for defects.