News in Brief

Life

Genes & Cells

Microscopic murderers caught dealing poison, fighting aging with hibernation and more in this week's news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

Staving off cartilage damage, a better weapon against sleeping sickness and more in this week's news.

Life

Life

Killer baby birds, the secret to a glowworm’s gleam and more in this week’s news.

Space

Atom & Cosmos

Black holes could make the sun jiggle, nanodiamonds' origin and more in this week's news.

Humans

Humans

Footprinting crime scenes, wine refueling stations for King Tut and more in this week’s news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

Sweet pollution, toxic fumes from dry-cleaned clothes and more in this week’s news.

Life

Genes & Cells

Caterpillars brainwashed by virus, bacteria break DNA and more in this week’s news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

Vaccine knocks down diarrhea cases, a flag for mortality risk and more in this week’s news.

Space

Atom & Cosmos

Long-lost Martian glaciers, ozone on Venus and more in this week’s news.

Humans

Humans

Humans and Neandertals may not have interbred, after all, the backlash of selfishness and more in this week's news.

Chemistry

Molecules

Tracking the source of wines’ deep reds, fish oil goes to the brain and more in this week’s news.

Earth

Earth & Environment

The supercontinent of the future, pollutants from laundry detergent and more in this week’s news