In the October 1 SN: Meet the SN 10 — up-and-coming scientists exploring big questions, Tasmanian devils resist an epidemic of cancer, the ebb and flow of one man’s microbiome, oldest fossils, Juno’s first closeups of Jupiter and more.

October 1, 2016

Cover: Sam Falconer; Jupiter: JPL-CALTECH/NASA, SWRI, MSSS

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The SN 10: Meet the scientists making the next big discoveries

Science News spotlights 10 rising scientists who will transform their research fields over the coming decades.

1 year ago

Science & Society,

Scientists to Watch 2016
News

New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in small trial

A much-anticipated Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in a new trial, but experts temper hope with caution.

1 year ago

Neuroscience,
Health
Editor's Note

Science relies on work of young research standouts

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses 10 up-and-coming researchers who will be answering science's biggest questions in the decades to come.

1 year ago

Science & Society
The –est

Greenland may be home to Earth’s oldest fossils

Dating to 3.7 billion years ago, mounds of sediment called stromatolites found in Greenland may be the oldest fossilized evidence of life on Earth.

1 year ago

Paleontology,
Microbes
News in Brief

Philae lander spotted on comet 67P

Missing since November 2014, the Philae comet lander has been found lurking in the shadows on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

1 year ago

Planetary Science,

Rosetta
The Science Life

To study Galápagos cormorants, a geneticist gets creative

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

1 year ago

Genetics,
Evolution,
Animals
Science Stats

The sun isn’t the only light source behind that summer tan

About 99.999% of the light that creates a suntan comes from the sun; the rest comes from the Big Bang and galaxies throughout the universe.

1 year ago

Astronomy
Reviews & Previews

‘The Long, Long Life of Trees’ takes readers on a walk in the woods

The Long, Long Life of Trees explores the scientific, historical and cultural significance of apple, birch, elm and 14 other kinds of trees.

1 year ago

Plants,
Science & Society,
History of Science
News

Supersymmetry’s absence at LHC puzzles physicists

Accelerator experiments find no evidence to support popular particle physics theory known as supersymmetry.

1 year ago

Particle Physics
News

Panel outlines research priorities for ‘Cancer Moonshot’

Recommendations for President Barack Obama’s Cancer Moonshot include improved data sharing, focus on immunotherapy and commitment to patient engagement.

1 year ago

Cancer,
Health,
Science & Society