News

  1. Astronomy

    Middleweight black hole suspected near Milky Way’s center

    A gas cloud in the center of the galaxy might be temporarily hosting the second most massive black hole known in the Milky Way.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Agriculture

    Just adding pollinators could boost small-farm yields

    Adding pollinators could start closing gap in yields for small farms.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Climate

    2015 smashed heat records

    Spurred by global warming and a “super El Niño,” 2015 now ranks as the warmest year since record-keeping began in 1880.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Planetary Science

    Time running out on comet lander

    Philae’s days are numbered as temperatures on comet 67P drop and attempts to communicate with the lander fail.