News in Brief

  1. Astronomy

    Bulging stars mess with planet’s seasons

    On planets orbiting rapidly rotating stars, the seasons can get a little strange.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Neuroscience

    Properly timed exercise aids memory

    Well-timed exercise strengthens memories.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Astronomy

    Molecular handedness found in space

    Propylene oxide in an interstellar cloud sets up a testing ground for understanding why life chooses one type of mirror-image molecule over another.

    By Christopher Crockett
  4. Animals

    City living shortens great tits’ telomeres

    Great tits raised in urban nests have shorter protective caps on their chromosomes than those raised in rural nests.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Astronomy

    Limestone world gobbled by planet-eating white dwarf

    Debris from a shredded planet points to a world that was once covered in calcium carbonate.