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Tech

The Disappearing Newspaper

Young people are turning to new technologies and sources other than newspapers to keep up with what's going on.

Humans

Rodent rubbish as an Ice-Age thermometer

Fossilized garbage piles left behind by pack rats provide clues about temperatures long ago.

Animals

Bee heat cooks invaders

Certain honeybees in Asia use their body heat to kill attacking wasps.

Health & Medicine

Teen Brains, Under Construction

Spurts in brain development may help account for changes in teen behavior.

Plants

Bright blooms that glow

Certain flowers fluoresce, giving off a spooky light.

Plants

Cactus goo for clean water

A cactus commonly found in Mexico can help clean up dirty water.

Environment

Unnatural disasters

The actions of people can make the destruction caused by hurricanes worse than it would be otherwise.

Psychology

Pain expectations

How painful you expect something to be beforehand can affect how you actually feel when you're hurt.

Planets

An Icy Blob of Fluff

Firing a projectile into a comet has exposed an icy dirtball.

Environment

Shrinking glaciers

Most glaciers around the world appear to be getting smaller.

Animals

From Chimps to People

Although chimpanzees and people share many genes, there are key biological differences.

Animals

Copybees

Bees can learn about new food sources by spying on each other.