News in Brief

Life

Life

Happy orangutans, vitamins from pollinators and ancient bug eyes in this week's news

Humans

Humans

Seeking solace in warmth, plus the risks of payday and the impulsive brain in this week’s news.

Chemistry

Molecules/Matter & Energy

Electrifying ink, superelastic alloys, knotty molecules and more in this week's news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

Airplanes knock rain from the sky, plus a quick-melting glacier and BPA's diabetes link in this week's news.

Life

Genes & Cells

A sticky E. coli outbreak, clues to pancreatic cancer and a double whammy that leads to cancer in this week's news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

The right speed for a caress, plus the punny brain, rocking babies and more in this week’s news.

Life

Life

The perils of insect enslavement, bats’ hairy flight and crustacean-inspired optics in this week’s news.

Space

Atom & Cosmos

When Jupiter aligns with Mars’ moon, plus a salty Saturnian moon and an eye-catching comet in this week’s news.

Humans

Humans

Practice alone doesn’t make perfect, plus healing from genocide and a baby’s-eye view of failure in this week’s news.

Chemistry

Molecules/Matter & Energy

Human magnetism, electronic fungus sniffers and heat-triggered tumor killers in this week's news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

Platypuses in trouble, toxins in lakes and a chemical link to early puberty in this week’s news.

Life

Genes & Cells

Self-sufficient pancreatic cells, tingly spinal cells and vitamin D for gum disease in this week’s news.