Life

  1. Brain

    Sweets on the brain

    Sugar-free sweeteners fool the body’s internal computer.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Animals

    Bye-bye, George

    Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Animals

    Skeeters ride the rain

    Mosquitoes survive collisions with raindrops by going with the flow.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Fossils

    End of big bug era

    Flying predators probably gobbled up the biggest of the large flying insects 150 million years ago

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Brain

    The smell of old people

    Tests show that older adults have a distinct odor, but it isn’t bad.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. 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
  7. Brain

    Candy on the brain

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Brain

    No ordinary zzz’s

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

    By Susan Gaidos
  9. Animals

    Mammals feel the heat

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Computing

    DNA takes notes

    Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Animals

    Jelly babies

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

    By Roberta Kwok
  12. Brain

    Seeing swirling snakes

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

    By Stephen Ornes