Biology
9/11 tribute lights could be dangerous for birds, study says
Study finds annual Sept. 11 tribute lights in lower Manhattan are a potentially fatal attraction to birds
The Latest: Nobel winner Young: Body clocks are the future
Nobel Prize winner Michael Young said his research with two other Americans on body clocks will be used over and over in the future.
Warm weather keeping Lake Champlain from spawning runs
Biologists say the summer-like weather at the end of September is keeping some of the land-locked Atlantic salmon in Lake Champlain from making the runs up the Winooski River to their traditional spawning grounds
Feds charge college professor with running fake trade school
Federal prosecutors have charged a college professor with creating a fake trade school on the New York campus of his employer by teaching unauthorized courses and issuing phony certificates
Sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific on tsunami debris
Nearly 300 species of sea creatures, including mussels, fish and crabs, hitchhiked on debris from the 2011 tsunami that hit Japan to reach US shores
Feeling old? DNA supports an early evolution of our species
A study of DNA from African fossils is providing new evidence that our species is a lot older than scientists had shown
Mosquito gut bacteria may offer clues to malaria control
Mosquitoes harbor gut bacteria just like people do _ and the bugs inside the bugs may hold a key to fighting malaria
Syngenta settles US farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case
Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta has agreed to settle tens of thousands of US lawsuits by farmers over the company's introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed variety before China approved it for imports
Fruit Flies Gene Targeting
Wanted: 1 million people to study genes, habits and health
U.S. researchers want to study 1 million people to learn how genes, environments and lifestyles interact, so they can better tailor health care