Biology
Close new Earth-size world, where year lasts under 10 days
Astronomers have discovered a close new world the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days.
AP Exclusive: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body
American scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in hope of curing a disease.
'Super invader' tree hits South, but flea beetle may be hero
Beetle may help southern states control the Chinese tallow, a 'super invader' tree with toxic leaves and no U.S. predators
Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north
Elegant monarch butterflies should be in Texas by now winging their way to Mexico, but a bunch of them are stuck way further north, including Canada
Kaspersky: We uploaded US documents but quickly deleted them
The founder of Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab says that his company automatically scraped powerful digital surveillance tools off a computer in the United States
North Atlantic right whale carcass spotted in Massachusetts
Another rare North Atlantic right whale has been found dead, this one on an island off the coast of Massachusetts
Searchers in Mexico find, but release, vaquita porpoise calf
Researchers trying to catch and enclose the last survivors of the vaquita porpoise species captured a calf but released it because it was too young; they still see hope in the calf's capture
Some flowers create blue halo to say hello to foraging bees
Scientists say some flowers produce a blue halo, apparently to catch the attention of foraging bees
Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care
Cancer patients increasingly are having their care guided by tumor boards, which match treatments to gene mutations
Proposed New Mexico science standards omit global warming
A proposed overhaul of New Mexico's state science standards for public schools comes under intense criticism at a packed public hearing for omitting or deleting references to global warming, evolution and the age of the Earth.