Volcanoes: How they work, what they do

Volcanoes can range from annoying to climate-altering. What do scientists measure to predict eruptions? Is prediction possible? More »

First neutrinos from outer space

Neutrinos are almost invisible, but a 1-kilometer cube of ice has found 28 from beyond the solar system. Some are from other galaxies. More »

As the government collects security data, science is dealing with massive amounts of data in genetics, astronomy, meteorology and More »

How do bones, isotopes, historic records, DNA and grave goods tell us about the dead, royal and otherwise?? More »

How do homing pigeons find their way on their amazing migrations? Scientists thought iron-bearing nerve cells in the beak can detect More »

Returning to the site of a classic “first forest” site, New York scientists have found extra complexity: three fossilized trees-like More »

In African savannas, cattle graze the same grass as zebras, elephants and gazelles. More »

Constant fire-fighting has made remaining fires more intense, but controlled burns have their own hazards. More »

Must scientific literature be so darn murky? Do we really need clinkers like “biomedicine” and “astrolicism”? More »

MRI scans of older people show major differences between searchers and non-searchers. After seven hours of Internet experience, those More »

Feeling cramped? New measurement says the universe is bigger than you thought. Meet the astronomers’ new yardstick. More »

Korean scientist pulled off the biggest scientific fraud in memory. How did he do it? How is science supposed to prevent fraud? More »

The solar clock doesn’t quite line up with the atomic clock. We use leap seconds to make them match. Should we dump the leap second? More »

This Why File surveys the latest in forensic anthropology and a visit with a Forensic Anthropology Center in Tennessee. More »

Ancient mathematician’s writing found, restored, after 22 centuries! More »