Denies rights as ‘legal people’
Mars: New Clues to Life in ‘Lake Doughnut’
The evidence mounts for long-ago microbes in a vanished body of Martian water
EcocentricPollution
East Coast Governors Sick of Polluting Neighbors
Eastern officials blame the Midwest for the air pollution that still fouls their cities. Will the Supreme Court play referee?
Immense Freshwater Reserves Discovered Beneath Ocean Floor
Could alleviate earth’s looming water resource crises
The Science Guy Wants Money For Space Exploration
The Planetary Science Program is facing steep budget cuts in 2014
EcocentricMarine Life
Beach Mystery: Why Did Dozens of Whales Strand Themselves in the Everglades?
As rescuers try to save dozens of whales stranded in the Florida Everglades, the question of why such beachings occur remains unclear
Fruit-Crazed Monkeys Binge on 50 Varieties a Day
Bananas are just the hors d’oeuvre
Ancient Human Genes Cause New Confusion For Science
An surprising find in a pit of bones upsets a lot of what we thought we knew about human ancestry
Oldest Human DNA Discovered, Muddles Picture of Our Origin
DNA from Spanish bones beats old record by almost 300,000 years
Neanderthals Were Neat Freaks: Inside the Original Man Caves
Our brutish forebears liked things tidy—so what’s wrong with you?