News

  1. Life

    Nasty stomach viruses can travel in packs

    Contained clusters of rotavirus and norovirus caused more severe infections in mice than the same viruses working solo.

    By Leah Rosenbaum
  2. Health & Medicine

    Zika may harm nearly 1 in 7 babies exposed to the virus in the womb

    A new CDC report tallies neurological and developmental problems, in addition to birth defects, possibly due to Zika in U.S. territory–born babies.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Neuroscience

    Football and hockey players aren’t doomed to suffer brain damage

    A comprehensive look at the brains and behavior of retired professional football players and retired hockey players finds no signs of early dementia.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Astronomy

    Astronomers saw the first mass eruption from a star that’s not the sun

    The first coronal mass ejection observed fleeing another star was as massive as scientists expected, but carried less energy.