News

  1. Neuroscience

    A breakdown product, not ketamine, may ease depression

    Ketamine’s breakdown product, not the drug itself, eases depression, a mouse study suggests.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Earth

    Rainwater can help trigger earthquakes

    Rainwater plays a major role in the triggering of earthquakes along New Zealand’s Alpine Fault.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. 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
  4. 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.