News

  1. Chemistry

    Flerovium and livermorium debut on periodic table

    New element names honor the contributions of Russian and American laboratories.

    By Alexandra Witze
  2. Humans

    Stone Age art gets animated

    Cave paintings and decorated disks provided moving experiences in ancient Europe.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Physics

    Quantum teleportation leaps forward

    Two teams report beaming information about particles over long distances, a step toward creating satellite quantum communication networks.

    By Alexandra Witze
  4. Astronomy

    Milky Way will be hit head-on

    The Andromeda galaxy is destined to slam directly into ours, new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show.

    By Alexandra Witze
  5. Genetics

    Poppies make more than opium

    A 10-gene cluster controls the flowers’ production of a valuable cough suppressant and antitumor compound.