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  1. Science & Society

    Special Report: Aging’s Future

    What is aging? How does it change the brain? How did different life histories evolve? This special report addresses those questions and more.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Psychology

    New studies explore why ordinary people turn terrorist

    New studies are examining the "will to fight" in ISIS soldiers and their opponents.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Planetary Science

    Juno is closing in on Jupiter

    After 5 years of travel, Juno will soon reach Jupiter and begin its up close investigations of the giant planet.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Life

    Vaccines may offer defense against dengue, Zika and chikungunya

    Mosquitoes carry several harmful viruses—dengue, Zika, chikungunya. Vaccines may be the best means of defense.

    By Laura Beil
  5. Life

    Scientists dig up proteins from the past

    To learn how today’s proteins evolved, scientists are reconstructing ancient molecules.

    By Jennifer Michalowski
  6. Tech

    Nanoparticles beat back atherosclerosis

    Nanoparticles that find and destroy waxy plaques in blood vessels could be the next big treatment for heart disease.

    By Sarah C.P. Williams
  7. Animals

    Some animals ‘see’ the world through oddball eyes

    Purple urchins, aka crawling eyeballs, are just one of several bizarre visual systems broadening scientists’ view of what makes an eye.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Neuroscience

    Bayesian reasoning implicated in some mental disorders

    An 18th century math theory may offer new ways to understand schizophrenia, autism, anxiety and depression.

    By Laura Sanders
  9. Science & Society

    Gun research faces roadblocks and a dearth of data

    Gun violence research is stifled by funding shortfalls and limitations on data access.

    By Meghan Rosen
  10. Archaeology

    Lasers unveil secrets and mysteries of Angkor Wat

    The world’s largest temple, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, was revealed by laser and radar studies to be part of a sprawling medieval metropolis.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Planetary Science

    How alien can a planet be and still support life?

    Geoscientists imagine the unearthly mechanisms that could keep alien planets habitable.

    By Thomas Sumner
  12. Astronomy

    New telescopes will search for signs of life on distant planets

    Researchers are coming up with creative ways to pick up biosignatures in far-away planetary atmospheres.

    By Christopher Crockett