News

  1. Astronomy

    A dying star revealed its heart 

    Before exploding, a star shed most of its layers, giving a glimpse at a massive star’s deep interior. The event may represent a new kind of supernova.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  2. Health & Medicine

    Could babies get bird flu through breast milk? Maybe, a study hints

    H5N1 bird flu might infect human mammary glands, potentially allowing the virus to show up in breast milk.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Humans

    These female divers spend more time underwater than any other humans

    At an average age of 70, these women divers in South Korea still forage in the sea up to 10 hours a day and spend more than half of that time underwater.