News
- Animals
Young eels use magnetic ‘sixth sense’ to navigate
Migrating eels use Earth’s magnetic field.
- Health & Medicine
Rules restricting artificial trans fats are good for heart health
Taking artificial trans fats off the menu reduces hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke.
- Genetics
Gene knockouts in people provide drug safety, effectiveness clues
People naturally lacking certain genes give clues about drug safety and efficacy, a study in Pakistanis shows.
- Planetary Science
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has company. Meet the Great Cold Spot
A previously unidentified dark mark on Jupiter has been dubbed the “Great Cold Spot” because of its temperature and resemblance to the planet’s Great Red Spot.
- Physics
Physics trips up efforts to keep shoelaces tied
Loose laces are due to inertia and force of feet hitting the floor.
- Humans
Scientists seek early signs of autism
The search for autism biomarkers, in the blood and the brain, is heating up.
- Health & Medicine
Genetic risk of getting second cancer tallied for pediatric survivors
Inherited mutations, not only treatment, affect the chances that a childhood cancer survivor will develop a second cancer later in life.
- Archaeology
Stone Age hunter-gatherers tackled their cavities with a sharp tool and tar
Late Stone Age hunter-gatherers scraped and coated away tooth decay.
- Health & Medicine
Common virus may be celiac disease culprit
A common virus may turn the immune system against gluten, leading to the development of celiac disease.
- Genetics
Cephalopods may have traded evolution gains for extra smarts
Editing RNA may give cephalopods smarts, but there’s a trade-off.
- Astronomy
Massive red, dead galaxy spotted in young universe
A hefty red, dead galaxy may raise questions about how galaxies formed in the early universe.
- Psychology
Out-of-body experiments show kids’ budding sense of self
Sensing that “my body is me” starts early and develops over many years.
