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Atom & Cosmos
Astrobiology

News | Astrobiology

Mars’ lake may need an underground volcano to exist

By Lisa Grossman | 1:04pm, February 19, 2019

Astronomy

News | Astronomy

The first type of molecule to form in the universe has been seen in space

By Maria Temming | 1:00pm, April 17, 2019

Cosmology

News | Cosmology

Hidden ancient neutrinos may shape the patterns of galaxies

By Emily Conover | 11:00am, March 04, 2019

Exoplanets

News | Exoplanets

This planetary remnant somehow survived the death of its sun

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, April 04, 2019

Particle Physics

News in Brief | Particle Physics

How a proton gets its spin is surprisingly complicated

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, March 25, 2019

Planetary Science

News | Planetary Science

A 2014 meteor may have come from another solar system

By Lisa Grossman | 2:29pm, April 16, 2019
Body & Brain
Biomedicine

News in Brief | Biomedicine

Some people may have genes that hamper a drug’s HIV protection

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, April 15, 2019

Cancer

News | Cancer

Eating a lot of fiber could improve some cancer treatments

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:32pm, March 01, 2019

Clinical Trials

News | Clinical Trials

Blood vessels built from a patient’s cells could help people on dialysis

By Maria Temming | 2:01pm, March 27, 2019

Health

News | Health

Dead pig brains bathed in artificial fluid showed signs of cellular life

By Laura Sanders | 1:15pm, April 17, 2019

Human Development

News | Human Development

The learning gap between rich and poor students hasn’t changed in decades

By Sujata Gupta | 10:11am, March 19, 2019

Mental Health

News | Mental Health

People with stress disorders like PTSD are at higher risk of heart disease

By Maanvi Singh | 7:00am, April 16, 2019

Neuroscience

News | Neuroscience

Ketamine cultivates new nerve cell connections in mice

By Laura Sanders | 2:00pm, April 11, 2019

Nutrition

50 Years Ago | Nutrition

50 years ago, people thought MSG caused ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’

By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 28, 2019
Earth & Environment
Agriculture

News | Agriculture

A major crop pest can make tomato plants lie to their neighbors

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, April 04, 2019

Climate

Science Visualized | Climate

Warm, dry winds may be straining Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf

By Jeremy Rehm | 6:00am, April 18, 2019

Earth

News | Earth

More than a million tiny earthquakes revealed in Southern California

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, April 18, 2019

Ecosystems

Feature | Ecosystems

Climate change made the Arctic greener. Now parts of it are turning brown.

By Hannah Hoag | 7:00am, April 11, 2019

Oceans

News | Oceans

Antarctica’s iceberg graveyard could reveal the ice sheet’s future

By Carolyn Gramling | 9:00am, April 09, 2019

Pollution

News | Pollution

Tiny microplastics travel far on the wind

By Carolyn Gramling | 11:00am, April 15, 2019

Sustainability

News in Brief | Sustainability

A new 2-D material uses light to quickly and safely purify water

By Jeremy Rehm | 3:30pm, February 12, 2019

Toxicology

50 Years Ago | Toxicology

50 years ago, DDT pushed peregrine falcons to the edge of extinction

By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 14, 2019

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