News
- Chemistry
Hottest temperature ever measured is a negative one
Ultracold gas sets record on the kelvin scale.
- Space
New Martian meteorite is one of a kind
Rock is water-rich and resembles observed regions of Red Planet’s crust.
- Health & Medicine
Inactivated virus shows promise against HIV
Some patients getting an experimental vaccine therapy developed immunity.
- Space
Planets and their sun grow together
Radio telescopes reveal how nascent bodies funnel gas to their parent star.
- Earth
Antarctic subglacial drilling effort suspended
A British-led team has called off this season’s campaign to penetrate Lake Ellsworth.
- Earth
West Antarctica warming fast
A reconstructed temperature record from a high-altitude station shows an unexpectedly rapid rise since 1958.
- Humans
Hitting streaks in baseball may be contagious
Teammates of a batter on a streak hit better than their average, a review of baseball records finds.
- Life
Victorian zoological map redrawn
Species distribution patterns that inspired Darwin and Wallace get an update.
- Space
California meteorite a scientific gold mine
Sutter’s Mill rock preserves rare, fresh material from outer space.
- Humans
Man the martial artist
The human hand evolved partly as a tool for fighting, researchers argue.
- Chemistry
Repellent slime has material virtues
Threads isolated from hagfishes' defensive goo demonstrate superior strength and flexibility.
- Space
News in brief: Possible planet looks habitable
Astronomers find a body in the habitable zone of a nearby sunlike star by pushing the limits of detection.
