News

  1. Astronomy

    The first observed wimpy supernova may have birthed a neutron star duo

    Scientists have spotted a faint, fast supernova for the first time, possibly explaining how pairs of dense stellar corpses called neutron stars form.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Life

    Gene editing creates mice with two biological dads for the first time

    Scientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 to make mice with two biological fathers.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Astronomy

    If the past is a guide, Hubble’s new trouble won’t doom the space telescope

    Hubble is in safe mode, but astronomers are optimistic that the observatory will keep working.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Earth

    These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground

    Traces of cyanobacteria DNA suggest that the microbes live deep below Earth’s surface.