Notebook

  1. Microbes

    A Greenland explorer will eat only decaying seal for a month

    British chef Mike Keen will ski across Greenland eating only fermented seal. Researchers will study how the Inuit diet shapes gut health.

    By Sujata Gupta
  2. Health & Medicine

    Amid vaccine policy whiplash, here’s how a pediatrician talks to families

    A court ruling that blocks Trump administration vaccine policy is a win for science. But much work remains to rebuild trust in vaccines.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Plants

    Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms

    Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.

    By Lily Burton
  4. Animals

    How tracking golden eagles in Nevada revealed a desert ‘death vortex’

    Something is stopping Dry Lake Valley’s golden eagles from reproducing and killing raptors that fly in to fill the void.