News

  1. Astronomy

    Nearby exoplanet trio new target in search for life

    Three nearby exoplanets might be good spots to go looking for signs of alien life.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Climate

    Fizzled 2014 El Niño fired up ongoing monster El Niño

    The ongoing El Niño, one of the strongest on record, got a heat boost from a 2014 event that failed due to unfavorable winds.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Neuroscience

    Evidence conflicts on iron’s role in Parkinson’s disease

    Experiments yield conflicting results about whether vulnerable nerve cells have too much or too little iron.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Anthropology

    Risky skull surgery done for ritual reasons 6,000 years ago

    Some ancient skull surgeries hinged on ritual, not on medical treatment.