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Atom & Cosmos
Astrobiology

News in Brief | Astrobiology

A new algorithm finds nearby stars that could host hidden worlds

By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, June 25, 2019

Astronomy

Feature | Astronomy

How NASA has kept Apollo moon rocks safe from contamination for 50 years

By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, July 15, 2019

Cosmology

Reviews & Previews | Cosmology

Carbon plays a starring role in the new book ‘Symphony in C’

By Sid Perkins | 6:00am, June 10, 2019

Exoplanets

News | Exoplanets

Moons that escape their planets could become ‘ploonets’

By Lisa Grossman | 10:02am, July 09, 2019

Particle Physics

News | Particle Physics

The highest-energy photons ever seen hail from the Crab Nebula

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, June 24, 2019

Planetary Science

Feature | Planetary Science

Accolades, skepticism and science marked Science News’ coverage of Apollo

By Christopher Crockett | 6:00am, July 16, 2019
Body & Brain
Biomedicine

News | Biomedicine

Gut microbes might help elite athletes boost their physical performance

By Carolyn Wilke | 11:00am, June 24, 2019

Cancer

News | Cancer

Antioxidants may encourage the spread of lung cancer rather than prevent it

By Nicoletta Lanese | 11:02am, June 27, 2019

Clinical Trials

News | Clinical Trials

A gut bacteria transplant may not help you lose weight

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:05am, May 09, 2019

Health

Science Visualized | Health

Tiny glasses help reveal how praying mantises can see in 3-D

By Laura Sanders | 10:00am, July 12, 2019

Human Development

News | Human Development

Medicaid expansion may help shrink health gaps between black and white babies

By Sujata Gupta | 11:05am, April 23, 2019

Mental Health

News | Mental Health

Why war’s emotional wounds run deeper for some kids and not others

By Bruce Bower | 8:00am, April 28, 2019

Neuroscience

News | Neuroscience

Both fish and humans have REM-like sleep

By Tina Hesman Saey | 1:38pm, July 10, 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 in Brief | Agriculture

U.S. honeybees had the worst winter die-off in more than a decade

By Susan Milius | 3:02pm, June 20, 2019

Climate

News | Climate

‘Sunny day’ high tide floods are on the rise along U.S. coasts

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:01pm, July 15, 2019

Earth

News | Earth

3 questions seismologists are asking after the California earthquakes

By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, July 12, 2019

Ecosystems

News | Ecosystems

A mysterious coral disease is ravaging Caribbean reefs

By Cassie Martin | 6:00am, July 09, 2019

Oceans

News in Brief | Oceans

Southern right whale moms and calves may whisper to evade orcas

By Carolyn Wilke | 11:00am, July 11, 2019

Pollution

News | Pollution

Many of the world’s rivers are flush with dangerous levels of antibiotics

By Carolyn Wilke | 9:00am, June 14, 2019

Sustainability

News | Sustainability

This solar-powered device produces energy and cleans water at the same time

By Maria Temming | 8:00am, July 12, 2019

Toxicology

News | Toxicology

Chemicals in biodegradable food containers can leach into compost

By Carolyn Wilke | 2:00pm, June 04, 2019

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