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  1. Animals

    Slow, cold reptiles may breathe like energetic birds

    Finding birdlike air patterns in lungs of crocodilians and in more distantly related lizards raises the possibility that one-way airflow evolved far earlier than birds themselves did.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Chemistry

    Nanoparticles in foods raise safety questions

    As scientists cook up ways to improve palatability and even make foods healthier, some are considering the potential health risks of tiny additives.

    By Susan Gaidos
  3. Science & Society

    Special Report: Gravity’s Century

    After years of pondering the interplay of space, time, matter and gravity, Einstein produced, in a single month, an utter transformation of science’s conception of the cosmos: the general theory of relativity.

    By Tom Siegfried
  4. Quantum Physics

    Entanglement: Gravity’s long-distance connection

    The universe may be a vast quantum computer that safely encodes spacetime in an elaborate web of entanglement.

    By Andrew Grant
  5. Astronomy

    Using general relativity to magnify the cosmos

    Astronomers have Einstein to thank for the tools that bring far-away galaxies and maybe even black hole collisions into view.

    By Christopher Crockett
  6. Astronomy

    Einstein’s genius changed science’s perception of gravity

    Einstein struggled for years to solve the puzzle of general relativity. The pieces all fell into place in November 1915.

    By Tom Siegfried
  7. Science & Society

    Meet 10 scientists who are making their mark

    In a special report, Science News features 10 early-career scientists on their way to more widespread acclaim.

    By Science News
  8. Particle Physics

    William Detmold: Looking deep into atoms’ hearts

    MIT theoretical physicist William Detmold probes the fundamental bits of matter that combine to form the nuclei of atoms.

    By Andrew Grant
  9. Genetics

    Benyam Kinde: Gene expression and Rett syndrome

    M.D.-Ph.D. student Benyam Kinde studies how genetic changes affect brain cells’ activity in Rett syndrome.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  10. Health & Medicine

    Isaac Kinde: Finding cancer via altered genes

    Isaac Kinde helped create a technology that can spot cancers early to give patients a better chance at survival.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  11. Neuroscience

    Priya Rajasethupathy: Memories mark DNA

    Neuroscientist Priya Rajasethupathy has discovered a tiny molecule that may turn off part of the genome to help the brain store long-term memories.

    By Erin Wayman
  12. Neuroscience

    Steve Ramirez: Erasing fear memories

    Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez is manipulating memories in mice to one day erase fearful memories of PTSD.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg