The Sciences
Hunt for Malaysian Airliner Bolstered by New Clue
A hydroacoustic signal caught by sensors in the Indian Ocean might be linked to the March crash of MH370
Stories by Declan Butler
The Sciences
Radioactive Leak Shuts Down Neutrino Study
An accident at a nuclear-waste repository in New Mexico has closed down an experiment there just as soon as results started to flow in
Space
Earth Observation Enters Next Phase
Expectations are high as the first of six European Sentinel satellite launches
Health
Mutations Explain Poor Showing of 2012 Flu Vaccine
Study raises questions over the use of chicken eggs to provide viral strains for flu vaccines.
Archaeology & Paleontology
Rescue of Decaying Pompeii Inspired by Sister City
Archaeologists hope that a funding and conservation boost can halt wall collapses and other erosion occurring at the ancient city on Italy's Neopolitan coast
Health
Vietnam on High Alert over Flu Risk
The H7N9 avian influenza may have spread from China for the first time
Health
Vaccines Endure Hot Weather without Damage
An anti-meningitis campaign in Benin has delivered more than 150,000 doses with no losses from excess heat
Evolution
Banana Fungus Creeps Closer to World's Key Plantations
Fears rise for Latin American industry as devastating disease hits leading variety in Africa and Middle East
Health
Crowdsourcing Goes Mainstream in Typhoon Haiyan Response
Relief agencies have tapped online volunteers to map damage in stricken areas of the Philippines
Health
Polio Reemerges in Syria and Israel, Threatening Europe
New cases in Syria highlight the vulnerability of nearby countries to the viral disease
Health
Mystery over Obesity 'Fraud'
A researcher is baffled after his results on metabolism appeared in a bogus publication, authored by people who seem to be phantoms
Health
Zapped Malaria Parasite Raises Vaccine Hopes
The maverick malaria vaccine achieves 100 percent protection using parasites from irradiated mosquitoes
Tech
New Treaty Boosts Text Access for Blind People
A global copyright agreement will increase the availability of scientific texts in accessible formats
Health
World Health Agency Gets a Grip on Its Budget
Reforms have increased the agency's flexibility and shifted its spending toward noncommunicable disorders
Health
Will the H7N9 Avian Flu Spread to People Outside Mainland China?
High-risk areas might include Shandong province (where the first case of 104 among humans was reported April 23) and a belt extending around the Bohai sea to Liaoning province in the north...
Health
Source of Novel Avian Flu Outbreak Urgently Sought
Researchers suspect the H7N9 virus originates in bird markets as human cases rise to 24, including 8 deaths, as of April 9
Health
Prevailing Winds Protected Most Residents from Fukushima Fallout
Hotspots of radiation from the nuclear disaster are still likely to cause localized, small increases in cancer risk, according to a new report by the World Health Organization
Tech
Justice System "Overreach" Blamed in Suicide of Open-Access Technology Activist
Aaron Swartz faced an imminent trial for having downloaded some four million articles from a not-for-profit scholarly archive, and a possible penalty of 35 years in prison and a $1-million fine, which some call disproportionate to his actions...
Health
Hyped Genetically Modified Maize Study Faces Growing Scrutiny
Food-safety bodies are slamming a feeding study that claims increased cancer incidence in rat subjects
Health
SARS Veterans Tackle Coronavirus
A recently completed genome sequence of the new virus has sped up efforts to come up with a diagnostic test to screen for it
