In the May 26 SN: A special report on consumer genetic testing, plant moves unveiled, GAIA's new star map, the truth about Web privacy, looking inside Mars, quantum links in macro and more.

May 26, 2018

Cover: Daniel Hertzberg; Right: JPL-CALTECH/NASA

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Consumer DNA testing promises more than it delivers

Chances are your DNA doesn’t contain dark secrets. But there may be lots of variety in results from testing company to company.

2 months ago

Genetics,
Science & Society,

Personal genetics
Feature

Meet the speedsters of the plant world

Researchers have recently uncovered a diverse array of mechanisms that allow plants to move — often faster than the blink of an eye.

2 months ago

Plants,
Biophysics,
Physics
News

Spooky quantum entanglement goes big in new experiments

Scientists entangled the motions of two jiggling devices that are visible with a magnifying glass or even the naked eye — if you have keen vision.

2 months ago

Quantum Physics
Science Visualized

Closing the gender gap in some science fields may take over 100 years

In some STEM fields, the gender gap won’t disappear for decades or even centuries, a new study suggests.

3 months ago

Science & Society
Experiences

What genetic tests from 23andMe, Veritas and Genos really told me about my health

A Science News reporter tried out three consumer genetic testing companies to see what people really learn about their health.

2 months ago

Genetics,
Health,

Personal genetics
50 Years Ago

50 years ago, scientists warned of a sparrow’s extinction

Only 17 dusky seaside sparrows remained in 1968. Today, there are none.

2 months ago

Animals,
Conservation
News

An enzyme involved in cancer and aging gets a close-up

The structure of telomerase, described with the greatest detail yet, may give researchers clues to cancer treatments and other telomerase-related illnesses.

2 months ago

Health,
Cells,
Cancer
News

This ancient fowl bit like a dinosaur and pecked like a bird

A new fossil of Ichthyornis dispar helped scientists create a 3-D reconstruction of the ancient bird’s skull, shedding light on early bird evolution.

2 months ago

Animals,
Evolution,
Paleontology
The Science Life

With a little convincing, rats can detect tuberculosis

TB-sniffing rats prove more accurate in detecting infection, especially in children, than the most commonly used diagnostic tool.

2 months ago

Animals,
Microbes,
Health
News

Asteroids could have delivered water to the early Earth

Shooting mineral pellets at a simulated planet suggests an impact wouldn’t have boiled all of an asteroid’s water away.

2 months ago

Planetary Science