Life

  1. Earth

    The oldest place on Earth

    Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives.

    By Douglas Fox
  2. Brain

    Candy on the brain

    Imaging reveals brain regions that become active when you want someone else’s stuff.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Brain

    No ordinary zzz’s

    Anesthetics can put you in a coma — but that’s a good thing.

    By Susan Gaidos
  4. Animals

    Mammals feel the heat

    Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Computing

    DNA takes notes

    Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Animals

    Jelly babies

    Population of jellyfish-like creatures contains only young animals, no adults.

    By Roberta Kwok
  7. Brain

    Seeing swirling snakes

    Brain scientists watch the eyes of people watching an optical illusion.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Animals

    Caecilians: The other amphibian

    Legless creatures live secretive, strange existences underground and underwater.

    By Roberta Kwok
  9. Microbes

    Stony bacteria

    Lake-dwelling bacterium has hard lumps inside it.

    By Roberta Kwok
  10. Chemistry

    DNA, RNA…and XNA?

    Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve.

    By Roberta Kwok
  11. Animals

    Baboons detect bogus words

    Some monkeys know a real word when they see it.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Genetics

    Sniffing out truffle scent

    Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy.

    By Roberta Kwok