EnvironmentJuly 24, 2017
Iceland Drilling Project Aims to Unearth How Islands Form
Scientists will look into the heart of Surtsey, an island created 50 years ago by a volcanic eruption
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The SciencesJuly 21, 2017
Exotic Physics Glimpsed for First Time in Lab Crystal
Researchers create a bizarre effect once thought to only occur in intense gravitational fields
The SciencesJuly 20, 2017
The Strange Topology That Is Reshaping Physics
Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing
Climate ChangeJuly 19, 2017
Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades
Revised tallies confirm that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating as Earth warms and ice sheets thaw
BiotechJuly 12, 2017
Lights, Cameras, CRISPR: Biologists Use Gene Editing to Store Movies in DNA
Technique demonstrated in E. coli suggests way to record events
Public HealthJuly 12, 2017
How Poverty Affects the Brain
An unprecedented study in Bangladesh could reveal how malnutrition, poor sanitation and other challenges make their mark on child development
BiologyJuly 11, 2017
Plants Turn Caterpillars into Cannibals
Chemical produced by tomato plants in response to pest attack can change insect behavior
Space & PhysicsJuly 10, 2017
Why Researchers Need Better Space Dirt
Lax standards for lunar, Martian and asteroidal soil simulants are stymying planetary science
BiologyJuly 8, 2017
Massive Database of 182,000 Leaves Is Helping Predict Plant Family Trees
The technique could be used on everything from flowers to cells to examine the factors that influence the shapes of plant parts
Public HealthJuly 7, 2017
Untreatable Gonorrhea on the Rise Worldwide
Nonprofit group helps marshal trial of a new antibiotic in an attempt to beat back resistant infections
BiologyJuly 5, 2017
Get the Glow: The Secret to Deep-Water Corals’ Radiance
Organisms use red fluorescent protein to optimize light for photosynthesis
Space & PhysicsJune 27, 2017
Success of Gravity-Wave Satellite Paves Way for 3-Craft Mission
Technology far exceeded expectations in LISA Pathfinder test
BiologyJune 23, 2017
Air Guns Used in Offshore Oil Exploration Can Kill Tiny Marine Life
Lethal effects from pulses of sound used to probe the sea floor can travel over a kilometer
Space & PhysicsJune 23, 2017
Solar System Survey Casts Doubt on Mysterious “Planet Nine”
Orbits of four newfound objects show no signs of gravitational pull from proposed giant planet
BiologyJune 20, 2017
Teeth Tell Tale of Hippo’s Quick Spread Across Africa
Fossils from ancient hippo ancestor suggest that grass helped the animals to conquer a continent
BiologyJune 20, 2017
Ancient Oak’s Youthful Genome Surprises Biologists
DNA of a 234-year-old tree has few mutations, giving weight to idea that plants protect their stem cells
Space & PhysicsJune 8, 2017
U.S. Revives National Space Council after Quarter-Century Absence
Vice Pres. Mike Pence will helm the group overseeing U.S. civilian and military space activities
ComputingJune 8, 2017
Physicists Make a 2-D Magnet
The breakthrough could lead to better data-storage devices and quantum computers
Space & PhysicsJune 6, 2017
NASA’s Dark-Energy Probe Faces Cost Crisis
Space agency takes a hard look at plans for its next big space observatory
BiologyJune 6, 2017
Coral-Reef Fish Suck Up Meals with Slime-Covered Lips
Highly folded mouthparts help tubelip wrasses dodge venom and create a seal to feed
BiotechMay 31, 2017
Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells to Launch in China
Studies to treat vision loss and Parkinson's disease are the first to proceed under new regulations
Public HealthMay 25, 2017
Drop in Cases of Zika Threatens Large-Scale Trials
Dwindling infection rate makes reliable data hard to gather
EnvironmentMay 24, 2017
Iron-Dumping Ocean Experiment Sparks Controversy
Canadian foundation says its field research could boost fisheries in Chile, but researchers doubt its motives
BiologyMay 20, 2017
The Curious Case of the Caterpillar’s Missing Microbes
Certain insects, and perhaps some vertebrates, lack permanent microbial residents in their intestines