News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas raises alarm

    After blazing through Brazil, a mosquito-borne virus called Zika, which may cause birth defects, is now poised to jump to the United States.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. 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
  3. Agriculture

    Just adding pollinators could boost small-farm yields

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

    By Susan Milius
  4. 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.