Science

In 2004 Reid Brewer of the University of Alaska Southeast measured an unusual beaked whale that turned up dead in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. A tissue sample from the carcass later showed that the whale was one of the newly identified species.

Mysterious And Known As The 'Raven': Scientists Identify New Whale Species

8:11pm July 27, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"There have been a lot of people out there surveying whales for a long time and never come across this," a researcher says. But Japanese fishermen have told stories about this dark whale for years.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine counted health care policy among his chief concerns at a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Miami on July 23.

Sen. Tim Kaine's Record On Health Care: He's With Hillary

7:32pm July 27, 2016

by Rachel Bluth

The Democrats' vice presidential nominee helped overhaul Virginia's mental health care system after the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. He is for Obamacare, Medicaid expansion and Planned Parenthood.

Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score High In Medicare Rankings

6:49pm July 27, 2016

by Jordan Rau

Hospitals have been fighting to block the rankings, but Medicare released them Wednesday. Of the 102 hospitals that got a five-star rating, few are among those generally praised for great care.

Team Of Researchers Dig Up New Compound In An Unlikely Spot: Our Noses

6:47pm July 27, 2016

by Joe Palca

Scientists in Germany have found a potentially powerful antibiotic that can kill dangerous bacteria. Maybe the most impressive thing about the new compound is where scientists found it: the human nose.

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Michigan State University researchers Sunpreet Arora (left), Anil Jain (center) and Kai Cao (right) tried 3-D printed fingertips and 2-D fingerprint replicas on conductive paper to unlock a murder victim's phone, similar to one in the photo.

Police Use Fingertip Replicas To Unlock A Murder Victim's Phone

4:52pm July 27, 2016

by Riley Beggin

Michigan State University engineers tried 3-D-printed fingertips and special conductive replicas of the victim's fingerprints to crack the biometric lock on his Samsung Galaxy phone.

Americans Are Shrinking, While Chinese And Koreans Sprout Up

4:24pm July 27, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A massive study looks at how heights around the world have changed over the past century.

How Jupiter's Red Spot Makes Things High Above It Hot, Hot, Hot

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Think summer's hot on Earth? Space physicists tracking weather on Jupiter say the roar of the raging storm we call the Great Red Spot heats the outer atmosphere above it by more than 1,000 degrees F.

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'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection

3:38pm July 27, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

The search for lifesaving antibiotics is on. Scientists have turned up one promising candidate in an unlikely place — the human nose.

Why The First Name On The Ballot Often Wins

7:42am July 27, 2016

by Shankar Vedantam

Presidential elections draw lots of attention, but voters also have to make lots of less familiar choices. The order in which their names are listed on the ballot can help candidates, a study shows.

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A CT scan of the skull of a 2,200-year-old Egyptian mummy on display in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem shows osteoporosis and tooth decay, the museum said Tuesday.

Mummified Egyptian Was Just As Sedentary And Carb-Hungry As Modern Men

6:32pm July 26, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A 2,200-year-old mummy going on display in Israel shows some of the same ailments modern people suffer from: osteoporosis, tooth decay and other effects of an inactive, carbohydrate-rich lifestyle.