News in Brief

Humans

Humans

Footprinting crime scenes, wine refueling stations for King Tut and more in this week’s news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

Sweet pollution, toxic fumes from dry-cleaned clothes and more in this week’s news.

Life

Genes & Cells

Caterpillars brainwashed by virus, bacteria break DNA and more in this week’s news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

Vaccine knocks down diarrhea cases, a flag for mortality risk and more in this week’s news.

Space

Atom & Cosmos

Long-lost Martian glaciers, ozone on Venus and more in this week’s news.

Humans

Humans

Humans and Neandertals may not have interbred, after all, the backlash of selfishness and more in this week's news.

Chemistry

Molecules

Tracking the source of wines’ deep reds, fish oil goes to the brain and more in this week’s news.

Earth

Earth & Environment

The supercontinent of the future, pollutants from laundry detergent and more in this week’s news

Life

Genes & Cells

Bacterium’s DNA mostly unused, the death of Black Death and more in this week’s news.

Life

Life

Bird marriages hurt by city hubbub, tadpoles poison their own kind and more in this week's news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

One defense against diarrhea and early hints of diabetes in obese children in this week’s news

Space

Atom & Cosmos

Planets born with off-kilter orbits, the planet formerly known as a star and more in this week's news.