News in Brief

  1. Life

    Chemotherapy needs gut bacteria to work

    Antibiotics may prevent anticancer drugs from killing tumors.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Earth

    Fire may smolder under Antarctic ice

    Quakes hint at moving magma that could influence glacial flow.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Neuroscience

    Brain reconstruction hints at dinosaur communication

    T. rex and other dinos might have understood complex vocal calls.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Quantum Physics

    Quantum information storage that lasts and lasts

    Physicists have stored a snippet of quantum information at room temperature for more than 1,000 times the previous record.

    By Gabriel Popkin
  5. Neuroscience

    Teenagers act impulsively when facing danger

    Brain activity may help explain why crime peaks during the teenage years.