News

  1. Earth

    Big Antarctic ice sheet appears doomed

    Warming climate is expected to trigger the sudden retreat of a partially floating glacier on the continent’s western side by 2100.

    By Devin Powell
  2. Health & Medicine

    Procedure offers hope in type 1 diabetes

    A new approach restored adequate, lasting insulin production in seven of 12 mice tested.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Rare neurons found in monkeys’ brains

    Cells linked to empathy and consciousness in primates may offer clues to human self-awareness.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Space

    More than one way to explode a star

    New observations confirm two leading theories of type 1a supernova production.