News

  1. Health & Medicine

    A new implant uses light to control overactive bladders

    Experiments in rats show that a new soft device could help alleviate frequent, sudden urges to urinate.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Astronomy

    Known as the ‘mother of Hubble,’ astronomer Nancy Roman dies at 93

    Astronomer Nancy Roman, the “mother of Hubble,” has died.

    By Cassie Martin
  3. Animals

    Macaques take turns while chattering

    Japanese monkeys take turns while communicating. Adjusting response times while chattering, macaques intentionally pause like humans do when chatting.

    By Katie Brown
  4. Planetary Science

    Live updates: New Horizons’ flyby of a distant Kuiper Belt object

    The New Horizons spacecraft is ready for the most distant close flyby of a rocky object in the solar system, a rocky body called MU69 or Ultima Thule.