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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 in Brief | Astronomy

One of the strongest known solar storms blasted Earth in 660 B.C.

By Carolyn Gramling | 3:26pm, March 11, 2019

Cosmology

News | Cosmology

Hidden ancient neutrinos may shape the patterns of galaxies

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

Exoplanets

News in Brief | Exoplanets

The first planet Kepler spotted has finally been confirmed 10 years later

By Lisa Grossman | 3:13pm, March 05, 2019

Particle Physics

News | Particle Physics

Muons reveal the whopping voltages inside a thunderstorm

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, February 15, 2019

Planetary Science

News | Planetary Science

Ultima Thule may be a frankenworld

By Lisa Grossman | 5:35pm, March 18, 2019
Body & Brain
Biomedicine

50 Years Ago | Biomedicine

50 years ago, doctors lamented a dearth of organ donors

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, March 12, 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

Feature | Clinical Trials

With its burning grip, shingles can do lasting damage

By Aimee Cunningham | 9:00am, February 26, 2019

Health

News in Brief | Health

U.S. heart attack mortality reached a two-decade low in 2014

By Aimee Cunningham | 11:30am, March 15, 2019

Human Development

News | Human Development

Why it’s key to identify preschoolers with anxiety and depression

By Sujata Gupta | 7:00am, February 03, 2019

Mental Health

Feature | Mental Health

Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality

By Laura Sanders | 6:00am, February 10, 2019

Neuroscience

News | Neuroscience

People can sense Earth’s magnetic field, brain waves suggest

By Maria Temming | 1:05pm, March 18, 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

Science Stats | Agriculture

Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy’s environment

By Cassie Martin | 1:28pm, January 18, 2019

Climate

News | Climate

Students worldwide are striking to demand action on climate change

By Kathiann Kowalski | 8:00am, March 14, 2019

Earth

News | Earth

The ‘roof of the world’ was raised more recently than once thought

By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, March 11, 2019

Ecosystems

Feature | Ecosystems

What happens when the Bering Sea’s ice disappears?

By Carolyn Gramling | 6:45am, March 14, 2019

Oceans

News in Brief | Oceans

Tiny bits of iron may explain why some icebergs are green

By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, March 06, 2019

Pollution

News | Pollution

Why kids may be at risk from vinyl floors and fire-resistant couches

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, February 21, 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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