News in Brief

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

Coffee may help protect against prostate cancer, plus protecting organ transplants and limiting HIV transmission in this week’s news.

Space

Dark Matter meeting

The latest science reveals few new answers on dark matter, but scientists hope for more from the Large Hadron Collider.

Life

Life

Romeo-and-Juliet leafhoppers, sleep-deprived honeybees, dragonfly aces and more in this week’s news.

Space

Atom & Cosmos

Liquid water possible on Earthlike planet, plus black-hole atoms, Io’s magma ocean and more in this week’s news.

Humans

Humans

New World’s oldest dog may have been dinner, plus worrisome PTSD and the benefits of artful dodging in this week’s news.

Chemistry

Molecules/Matter & Energy

How leeches are able to swell tenfold, plus not-so-super solids, new natural toxins and more in this week's news.

Earth

Earth/Environment

Earthquake risk in Chile, plus an ancient Greek island and casino pollution in this week’s news.

Life

Genes & Cells

Why mosquitoes don’t get malaria, plus brain stem cells and hot cancer treatment in this week’s news.

Health & Medicine

Body & Brain

Heart attacks are worse in the morning, plus who remembers dreams, stem cells in lungs and more in this week’s news.

Life

Life

How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.

Health & Medicine

Digestive Disease meeting

Obesity therapy for toddlers, plus digestive issues in athletes, carbs during pregnancy and more from Digestive Disease week 2011.

Humans

Humans

Music keeps the mind sharp, plus chimp self-recognition, bullying's bodily effects and more in this week's news.