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  1. Animals

    Cause of mass starfish die-offs is still a mystery

    Sea stars off the U.S. west coast started dying off en masse in 2013. Scientists are still struggling to figure out the cause.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  2. Health & Medicine

    ‘Dirty’ mice better than lab-raised mice for studying human disease

    Dirtier mice may better mimic human immune reactions.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    This week in Zika: Assessing risk, mosquito range, a transmission first and more

    Several new reports document Zika infection in U.S. pregnant women, a case of male sexual transmission, the range of Zika-carrying mosquitoes and more.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Zika’s role as a cause of severe birth defects confirmed

    A new analysis from the Centers for Disease control and Prevention confirms that Zika virus infection causes microcephaly and other severe birth defects.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Health & Medicine

    This week in Zika: New mouse model, virus vs. placenta, nerve insulation loss

    In three new papers, scientists present a tool for studying Zika, strike down a theory of infection and offer a broad look at what the virus does to the brain.

    By Meghan Rosen
  6. Health & Medicine

    Five things to know about Zika

    Last week, a public health poll pointed to some myths that have been circulating about Zika. Let’s bust them.

    By Helen Thompson
  7. Life

    Zika structure mapped for first time

    The newly solved structure of Zika offers scientists clues on how to combat the virus.

    By Meghan Rosen
  8. Space

    Will we know extraterrestrial life when we see it?

    Desert varnish and certain minerals hint that life — here and elsewhere — may defy current criteria.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Genetics

    Zika may have flown to Brazil in 2013

    The brand of Zika currently floating around the Americas traces its origins to Asia and may have arrived in Brazil by air as early as 2013.

    By Helen Thompson
  10. Life

    Racing for answers on Zika

    In the latest issue of Science News, Editor in Chief Eva Emerson talks Zika virus, microbes, nutrition and mental health.

    By Eva Emerson
  11. Health & Medicine

    A sugar can melt away cholesterol

    A sugar called cyclodextrin removes cholesterol from hardened arteries in mouse studies.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Health & Medicine

    Special Report: Here’s what we know about Zika

    Tracing Zika’s path and its potential links to microcephaly in babies and Guillain-Barré syndrome has scientists planning a new war on mosquitoes.

    By Macon Morehouse