News

  1. Genetics

    Human gene editing research gets green light

    Gene editing research can move forward, but not for reproductive purposes, international summit committee says.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Pay attention to that under-the-weather feeling

    People can forecast their likelihood of catching colds by rating their own health, study shows.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Quantum Physics

    Spooky quantum connection quantified for multiple particles

    Physicists have measured quantum entanglement between several particles rather than just two.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Physics

    Maxwell’s demon faces the heat

    A device inspired by an 1867 thought experiment fails to break the second law of thermodynamics, which governs the flow of heat and the drive toward maximum disorder.