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Astronomy

New ideas about how stars die help solve a decades-old mystery

New ideas about stellar evolution help explain why astronomers see so many bright planetary nebulae where they ought not be.

Tech

This self-driving car could one day take you on a real road trip

Most autonomous cars are city drivers. This one’s made for cross-country road trips.

Health & Medicine

An enzyme involved in cancer and aging gets a close-up

The structure of telomerase, described with the greatest detail yet, may give researchers clues to cancer treatments and other telomerase-related illnesses.

Genetics

Adapting to life in the north may have been a real headache

A cold-sensing protein has adapted to different local climates, also affecting risk of migraine.