All Stories

Brain

The brain behind the game

Top athletes watch and learn from their teams, coaches and opponents.

Animals

Eyes from ions

Scientists use charged molecules to grow eyes in tadpole guts.

Computing

Electronic skin

Tiny, nearly invisible devices stick to skin, ‘talk’ to computers.

Chemistry

Self-cleaning clothes

A few hours of sunshine cleans specially treated cotton fabrics.

Earth

Water, water, not everywhere

Satellites show a drop in Earth’s groundwater levels.

Microbes

Glowing, gutsy hitchhikers

Bacteria glow to get across the ocean inside animals’ guts.

Animals

Fins as early legs

“Walking” fish may help scientists understand how ancient animals learned to move on land.

Science & Society

New dangers from bird flu

U.S. government asks scientists to keep some secrets about their bird flu research.

Animals

Bloodsuckers get out of bed

Bedbugs have reemerged as a global menace — and they may be lurking in the dark near you.

Planets

Distant ‘Goldilocks’ world

Planet-hunters find a just-right world outside the solar system.