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Atom & Cosmos
Astrobiology

Rethink | Astrobiology

We may not have found aliens yet because we’ve barely begun looking

By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, September 30, 2018

Astronomy

Film | Astronomy

The Neil Armstrong biopic ‘First Man’ captures early spaceflight's terror

By Lisa Grossman | 3:45pm, October 12, 2018

Cosmology

News | Cosmology

The universe’s continued existence implies extra dimensions are tiny

By Lisa Grossman | 4:34pm, October 05, 2018

Exoplanets

News | Exoplanets

Hubble may have spotted the first known exomoon

By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, October 03, 2018

Particle Physics

News | Particle Physics

What the electron’s near-perfect roundness means for new physics

By Lisa Grossman | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018

Planetary Science

News | Planetary Science

Spiky ice spires may stud the equator of Jupiter’s moon Europa

By Jennifer Leman | 11:00am, October 08, 2018
Body & Brain
Biomedicine

Feature | Biomedicine

Lisa Manning describes the physics of how cells move

By Aimee Cunningham | 8:30am, September 26, 2018

Cancer

News | Cancer

Discovery of how to prod a patient’s immune system to fight cancer wins a Nobel

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:30pm, October 01, 2018

Clinical Trials

News | Clinical Trials

A new vaccine raises hopes of someday curbing the tuberculosis epidemic

By Aimee Cunningham | 6:04pm, September 25, 2018

Health

News | Health

A mysterious polio-like disease has sickened as many as 127 people in the U.S.

By Aimee Cunningham | 6:37pm, October 16, 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

To unravel autism’s mysteries, one neuroscientist looks at the developing brain

By Laura Sanders | 12:00pm, October 16, 2018

Nutrition

Feature | Nutrition

Can science build a better burger?

By Susan Milius | 12:30pm, September 20, 2018
Earth & Environment
Agriculture

News in Brief | Agriculture

Add beer to the list of foods threatened by climate change

By Jennifer Leman | 1:43pm, October 15, 2018

Climate

News | Climate

The water system that helped Angkor rise may have also brought its fall

By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, October 17, 2018

Earth

News | Earth

These ancient mounds may not be the earliest fossils on Earth after all

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018

Ecosystems

The Science Life | Ecosystems

Confused mayflies wreak havoc on a Pennsylvania bridge

By Claire Porter | 8:00am, September 16, 2018

Oceans

News | Oceans

Warm tropical Atlantic waters juiced the 2017 hurricane season

By Carolyn Gramling | 11:40am, September 28, 2018

Pollution

Science & the Public | Pollution

We’re probably undervaluing healthy lakes and rivers

By Laurel Hamers | 8:00am, October 14, 2018

Sustainability

News in Brief | Sustainability

This reflective paint could keep sunbaked buildings cool

By Maria Temming | 9:00am, September 28, 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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