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  1. Paleontology

    Sea monsters made great mothers

    Fossilized plesiosaur with fetus suggests ancient reptiles cared for their young.

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  2. Tech

    Computers get under our skin

    Epidermal devices offer new potential to integrate electronics into the body.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    New in Brief: Body & Brain

    Second-guessing cancer treatments, a boyish side to soy and more in this week's news.

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  4. Chemistry

    Meteorites contain chemicals linked to life

    Space rocks could have delivered DNA building blocks to Earth.

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  5. Life

    Rare gene variants linked to ADHD

    Missing or added genes cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other disorders, such as autism.

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  6. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Oxygen molecules in space, Earth’s second moon, a mission to Jupiter and more in this week’s news.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Sleep apnea tied to later dementia

    Elderly women who have gaps in their breathing at night have a heightened risk of developing cognitive problems, a study finds.

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  8. Science & Society

    You’re fast enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, you can kill zombies

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  9. Life

    Common virus may ride up nose to brain

    Almost everyone is infected, but in some people a widespread herpes bug appears to reach the central nervous system by an olfactory route.

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  10. Humans

    Taking the measure of a hobbit

    Study of fossil skull suggests ancient creature could have been Homo sapiens.

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  11. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    One-way light, flexible electricity and plant networks in this week's news

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  12. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Ancient monster eruption found, plus balancing sea ice, Bt-resistant beetles and more in this week’s news.

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