News

  1. Climate

    Climate change could exacerbate economic inequalities in the U.S.

    Counties across the United States won’t all pay the same price for climate change, a new simulation predicts.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Health & Medicine

    Getting a flu ‘shot’ could soon be as easy as sticking on a Band-Aid

    Microneedle patches may make home-based vaccination a reality.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Life

    Chronic flu patients could be an early warning system for future outbreaks

    Cancer patients’ long-term flu infections may preview future viruses.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Earth

    Battering storms caused Antarctic sea ice to shrink at record pace

    Unusually intense storms could explain why Antarctic sea ice shrank to its smallest observed extent this year.