Feature

  1. Not just a high

    Cannabis compounds show their stuff against a host of medical problems, relieving symptoms far beyond pain and nausea.

    By Nathan Seppa

  2. Fat chance

    Scientists are working out ways to rev up the body’s gut-busting machinery.

    By Laura Beil

  3. Life from scratch

    Relaunching biology from the beginning.

    By Charles Petit

  4. The Truth Hurts

    Scientists question voice-based lie detection.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  5. Genome from a bottle

    Back Story: Cracking the code.

    By Science News
  6. Physics

    Law & Disorder: A Companion

    More resources about how physicists and philosophers understand time.

    By Science News

  7. Law & Disorder

    Physicists keep trying to explain why time flows one way.

    By Tom Siegfried

  8. Melting at the microscale

    Studying sea ice close-up may improve climate models.

    By Alexandra Witze

  9. Engineering a cooler Earth

    Researchers brainstorm radical ways to counter climate change.

    By Erika Engelhaupt

  10. A pregnant question

    How antidepressants may subtly alter a growing baby’s brain.

    By Susan Gaidos

  11. Elemental escape

    Making superheavies may reveal island of stability.

    By Alexandra Witze

  12. I, Mold

    Conquering the rising tide of infection is hindered by the many similarities between humans and fungi.

    By Laura Beil