News in Brief

  1. Astronomy

    Rendezvous with a comet

    On November 12, Rosetta mission scientists successfully completed the first-ever attempt to put a lander on a comet. See all Science News coverage of Rosetta and Philae's voyage to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Animals

    Remote-controlled rover doesn’t spook penguins

    Remote-controlled rovers get close to skittish penguins without bothering them; a chick disguise wins over the wariest birds.

    By Kate Baggaley
  3. Paleontology

    Some trilobites sported dual digestive tracts

    CT scans reveal trilobites with two-lane digestive tracts.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Health & Medicine

    Mini stomachs grown in lab

    Clumps of human gastric cells could help researchers study stomach diseases.