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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

Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies

By Lisa Grossman | 10:57am, May 23, 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 | Particle Physics

An experiment hints at quantum entanglement inside protons

By Emily Conover | 11:18am, May 17, 2019

Planetary Science

News | Planetary Science

China’s lunar rover may have found minerals from the moon’s mantle

By Maria Temming | 1:00pm, May 15, 2019
Body & Brain
Biomedicine

Feature | Biomedicine

Measles erases the immune system’s memory

By Laura Sanders | 6:00am, May 21, 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

A gut bacteria transplant may not help you lose weight

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

Health

News | Health

Being bilingual is great. But it may not boost some brain functions

By Laura Sanders | 7:00am, May 24, 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

Soapbox | Neuroscience

A cognitive neuroscientist warns that the U.S. justice system harms teen brains

By Laura Sanders | 11:00am, May 22, 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

Feature | Agriculture

Can Silicon Valley entrepreneurs make crickets the next chicken?

By Susan Milius | 7:00am, May 02, 2019

Climate

News in Brief | Climate

Only a third of Earth’s longest rivers still run free

By Carolyn Gramling | 7:00am, May 10, 2019

Earth

Feature | Earth

The search for new geologic sources of lithium could power a clean future

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:09pm, May 07, 2019

Ecosystems

News | Ecosystems

Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific

By Maanvi Singh | 7:00am, April 26, 2019

Oceans

News | Oceans

A global survey finds that the Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses

By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, April 25, 2019

Pollution

News | Pollution

Emissions of a banned ozone-destroying chemical have been traced to China

By Maria Temming | 1:00pm, May 22, 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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