News

  1. Planetary Science

    Icy rings found around tiny space rock

    Astronomers discover an icy ring around the planetoid Chariklo, held in place by unseen moons.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Neuroscience

    Scans suggest how the mind solves ethical dilemmas

    Brain scans suggest how the mind solves a moral dilemma.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Early treatment may stave off esophageal cancer

    Zapping precancerous tissue in patients with Barrett’s esophagus might reduce incidence of cancer.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Humans

    Former baseball players have big, strong bones in old age

    Decades later, health benefits of exercise persist in male athletes’ bones.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Climate

    Kangaroo gut microbes make eco-friendly farts

    Understanding kangaroos’ low-methane flatulence could help researchers lower greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.