News

  1. Genetics

    Molecular scissors snip at cancer’s Achilles’ heel

    Finding cancer’s vulnerable spots using CRISPR technology could lead to drugs that hit the disease hard.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Astronomy

    Andromeda reaches out to touch Milky Way

    The Andromeda galaxy is enveloped in a wispy halo of gas that extends halfway to the Milky Way.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Quantum Physics

    Quantum experiment dissects wave-particle mash-up

    A modified version of a landmark quantum physics experiment has shown that a single parcel of light can be a particle and a wave simultaneously.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Climate

    Rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide rise unprecedented

    The current rate of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere is unprecedented over at least the last 66 million years, new research shows.