News

  1. Neuroscience

    A tiny part of your brain may still listen under anesthesia

    Tones, oddball sounds and words can spark brain cell responses, hinting at nuanced processing without consciousness.

    By Nora Bradford
  2. Health & Medicine

    A new pancreatic cancer pill may be a game changer for patients

    Daraxonrasib, which nearly doubled patients' survival time, fights the disease in a new way. It bear-hugs a cancer protein that drives cell growth.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Math

    Here’s how to make an origami torus with the fewest folds possible

    A mathematician found the most efficient way to fold paper into a doughnutlike shape.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Planetary Science

    Europa may not vent water into space after all

    The debate could reopen in 2030 when NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft gets the closest view of the icy moon’s surface.