News

  1. Neuroscience

    Obscure brain region linked to feeding frenzy in mice

    Nerve cells in a little-studied part of the brain exert a powerful effect on eating, a mouse study suggests.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Earth

    Deep heat may have spawned one of the world’s deadliest tsunamis

    The 2004 Indonesian quake was surprisingly strong because of dried-out, brittle minerals far below.

    By Laurel Hamers
  3. Health & Medicine

    New test may improve pancreatic cancer diagnoses

    Blood test that detects five tumor proteins may someday help doctors better screen for pancreatic cancer.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Genetics

    The Zika epidemic began long before anyone noticed

    Zika spread undetected into Brazil and Florida, a genetic study suggests.