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Atom & Cosmos
Astrobiology

News | Astrobiology

What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?

By Lisa Grossman | 1:56pm, July 27, 2018

Astronomy

News | Astronomy

A galaxy 11.3 billion light-years away appears filled with dark matter

By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, August 17, 2018

Cosmology

Feature | Cosmology

The ecosystem that controls a galaxy’s future is coming into focus

By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, July 12, 2018

Exoplanets

News | Exoplanets

Astronomers saw the first mass eruption from a star that’s not the sun

By Lisa Grossman | 9:00am, August 07, 2018

Particle Physics

News | Particle Physics

A faint glow found between galaxies could be a beacon for dark matter

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, August 10, 2018

Planetary Science

News | Planetary Science

New Horizons may have seen a glow at the solar system’s edge

By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, August 09, 2018
Body & Brain
Biomedicine

News in Brief | Biomedicine

Cancer drugs may help the liver recover from common painkiller overdoses

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:15pm, August 15, 2018

Cancer

News | Cancer

Cancer cells engineered with CRISPR slay their own kin

By Laurel Hamers | 2:00pm, July 11, 2018

Clinical Trials

News | Clinical Trials

The first gene-silencing drug wins FDA approval

By Laurel Hamers | 3:52pm, August 10, 2018

Health

News | Health

A resurrected gene may protect elephants from cancer

By Aimee Cunningham | 2:23pm, August 14, 2018

Human Development

News | Human Development

Pregnant women’s use of opioids is on the rise

By Leah Rosenbaum | 4:00pm, August 09, 2018

Mental Health

Reviews & Previews | Mental Health

Strange brains offer a glimpse into the mind

By Laura Sanders | 9:00am, August 13, 2018

Neuroscience

News | Neuroscience

Tiny bits of RNA can trigger pain and itchiness

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:06pm, August 13, 2018

Nutrition

News in Brief | Nutrition

Pediatricians warn against chemical additives in food for kids

By Leah Rosenbaum | 6:15pm, July 23, 2018
Earth & Environment
Agriculture

Reviews & Previews | Agriculture

Why humans, and Big Macs, depend on bees

By Erika Engelhaupt | 8:00am, July 08, 2018

Climate

50 Years Ago | Climate

In 1968, scientists tried taming hurricanes

By Kyle Plantz | 12:00pm, August 16, 2018

Earth

Feature | Earth

More than 2 billion people lack safe drinking water. That number will only grow.

By Alexandra Witze | 7:00am, August 16, 2018

Ecosystems

News | Ecosystems

Shallow reef species may not find refuge in deeper water habitats

By Leah Rosenbaum | 3:21pm, July 19, 2018

Oceans

News | Oceans

Viruses may help phytoplankton make clouds — by tearing the algae apart

By Carolyn Gramling | 11:12am, August 15, 2018

Pollution

News | Pollution

Wildfires are making extreme air pollution even worse in the northwest U.S.

By Laurel Hamers | 3:19pm, July 16, 2018

Sustainability

News in Brief | Sustainability

A filter that turns saltwater into freshwater just got an upgrade

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, August 16, 2018

Toxicology

News | Toxicology

A ghost gene leaves ocean mammals vulnerable to some pesticides

By Cassie Martin | 2:00pm, August 09, 2018

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