News

  1. Particle Physics

    Nuclear ‘knots’ could unravel the mysteries of atoms

    Skyrmions might help loosen scientific snarls in studies of atomic nuclei.

    By Emily Conover
  2. Archaeology

    A Bronze Age tomb in Israel reveals the earliest known use of vanilla

    Residue of the aromatic substance in 3 jugs dates to around 3,600 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Animals

    Hemp fields offer a late-season pollen source for stressed bees

    Colorado’s legal fields of low-THC cannabis can attract a lot of bees.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Health & Medicine

    Small doses of peanut protein can turn allergies around

    After a year of careful peanut protein exposure, most kids in a clinical trial could tolerate the equivalent of two large peanuts.