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  1. Neuroscience

    Nerve cell migration after birth may explain infant brain’s flexibility

    A large group of neurons migrates into babies’ frontal lobes after birth.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Health & Medicine

    Concern expands over Zika birth defects

    Infection with Zika virus in utero can trigger a spectrum of birth defects beyond microcephaly, and could potentially cause long-term health problems as well.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Measles has been eliminated in the Americas, WHO says

    Thanks to wide-spread vaccination against the viral disease, measles has officially been declared eliminated from the Americas.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Animals

    Nature has a dog problem

    Free-roaming dogs spread disease, kill wildlife by the thousands and have even caused extinctions. But their full effect on the environment has been little studied.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  5. Genetics

    Big biological datasets map life’s networks

    Expanding from genomics to multi-omics means stretching data capacity, but it may lead to a future of early diagnosis, personalized medicine and hardy crops.

    By Laurel Hamers
  6. Genetics

    To study Galápagos cormorants, a geneticist gets creative

    To collect DNA from four cormorant species, this scientist called in bird scientists far and wide.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Health & Medicine

    Mosquito moms can pass Zika to offspring

    In the lab, Zika virus can pass from a female mosquito to her eggs, suggesting how infections can flare up again after adult insects dwindle.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Science & Society

    See where Clinton and Trump stand on science

    Science News looks at where presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on seven key science issues, from genetic engineering to space exploration.

    By Science News Staff
  9. Health & Medicine

    Doctors need better ways to figure out fevers in newborns

    When a very young baby gets a fever, doctors scramble to figure out the cause. A new type of test may ultimately help identify whether the culprit is bacterial or viral.

    By Laura Sanders
  10. Humans

    Lawrence David’s gut check gets personal

    Computational biologist Lawrence David regularly opens himself to new scientific challenges, including tracking his own microbiome.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Astronomy

    Proxima b deserves buzz, even if some didn’t notice

    Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses Earth's newest potentially habitable neighbor.

    By Eva Emerson
  12. Health & Medicine

    Zika kills brain cells in adult mice

    Zika virus may harm more than babies: The virus can infect and kill brain cells in adult mice, too.

    By Meghan Rosen