News

  1. Health & Medicine

    A new cholesterol-lowering pill shows promise in clinical trials

    The drug enlicitide reduced cholesterol for adults with high levels due to an inherited disorder and may also work for a broader population.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Oceans

    Deep-sea mining might feed plankton a diet of junk food

    An analysis of mining plumes in the Pacific Ocean reveals they kick up particles sized similarly to the more nutritious tidbits that plankton eat.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Astronomy

    Early views of a supernova’s first moments reveal a lopsided blast

    Some of the earliest images ever taken in the wake of massive star’s death give astronomers important clues about what triggers a supernova.