Could Immunotherapy Treat Diseases Besides Cancer?
Approaches for boosting the body’s immune system are being tried for autoimmune and heart conditions, but it is too early to know how well they will work in people
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Humans Can Improve Technology without Really Understanding It
Small tweaks, not deep physical insight, can lead to a better mousetrap
Two Linguists Use Their Skills to Inspect 21,739 Trump Tweets
Posts made by the @realDonaldTrump account demonstrate how the president’s linguistic style changed as he advanced toward the White House
Space Archaeologist Probes History in Orbit
Alice Gorman argues for preserving more of humanity’s off-world heritage
New Studies Warn of Cataclysmic Solar Superstorms
New data suggest the New York Railroad Storm could have surpassed the intensity of the famous Carrington Event of 1859
Suicide Data Reveal New Intervention Spots, Such as Motels and Animal Shelters
Patterns show places where people who intend to kill themselves go—and give health workers better chances to stop them
Possible Carcinogen Found in a Common Heartburn Medication Is Present in Some Foods
Some forms of the drug ranitidine—including Zantac—have been shown to contain low levels of NDMA, which causes cancer in rats
Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished
Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats
New Measurement Aims to Solve Neutrino Mystery
A new finding limits how much the bizarre particle can weigh, shedding light on a physics quandary
A Newly Identified Protein May Be the Key to Vanquishing the Common Cold
Inactivating this protein in human cells and mice provided immunity to a range of viruses, but an effective treatment is still a long way off
Hunt for Cause of Vaping Illness Suggests Multiple Mechanisms of Damage
The leading hypothesis for the appearance of deadly lung problems does not fit with all presentations of the illness
New Proof Solves 80-Year-Old Irrational Number Problem
Mathematicians have finally proved a conjecture on approximating numbers with fractions
A Second Interstellar Object May Be Streaking through Our Solar System
The “fluke” find of a possible visitor from another star after the 2017 discovery of ‘Oumuamua offers thrilling scientific opportunities
Why Amazon Trees Are Especially Vulnerable to This Year’s Fires
Even trees that look as if they survived will die in the coming years, because they did not evolve fire-resistant features
Migrating Birds May Be Collateral Damage for a Popular Pesticide
Neonicotinoids may be partly responsible for declines in songbird populations
Fight or Flight May Be in Our Bones
A protein released from bone is involved in triggering the body’s reaction to stress
The Nature Cure
Mind and body benefit from two hours in nature each week
The Gravitational-Wave “Revolution” Is Underway
As the fourth anniversary of the first detection approaches, the field continues to mature—with a bright future ahead
