News

  1. Astronomy

    Distant galaxy may contain primeval stars

    A stockpile of the first generation of stars might be lighting up gas in a galaxy that existed roughly 800 million years after the Big Bang.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Ecosystems

    Ocean food source lives by day, dies by night

    The most abundant carbon fixer in the oceans lives by day, dies by night, and may be key to the balance of marine ecosystems.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  3. Neuroscience

    Alzheimer’s spares brain’s music regions

    Brain regions involved in recognizing familiar songs are relatively unscathed in Alzheimer’s disease.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Life

    Aging: Nature’s way of reducing competition for resources

    Aging may have developed in many species as a genetic mechanism to conserve future resources.