News

  1. Animals

    What gives frog tongues the gift of grab

    Here’s what puts the grip in a frog’s high-speed strike: quick-change saliva and a tongue softer than a marshmallow.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Chemistry

    LSD’s grip on brain protein could explain drug’s long-lasting effects

    The newly discovered structure of a human serotonin receptor linked to LSD could reveal why the drug’s hallucinogenic effects last so long.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Physics

    Possible sign of dark matter shows up again

    Excess of X-rays could indicate decaying sterile neutrinos.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Astronomy

    Conditions right for stars, planets near Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

    Four clouds of gas near the galactic center have roughly the right mass to be young stars, possibly with planets.