News

  1. Animals

    Gazing deeply into your dog’s eyes unleashes chemical attraction

    Dogs and people gazing into each other’s eyes give each other a bond-strengthening rush of oxytocin.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Life

    Octopuses move with uncoordinated arms

    An octopus crawls unlike any other animal. Mimicking the cephalopod’s control over its movements may lead to more agile robots.

    By Ashley Yeager
  3. Health & Medicine

    Same mutations can show up in tumors, healthy tissues

    Analyzing samples of healthy and tumor tissues could pinpoint which mutations are driving cancer and help develop better-targeted treatments.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Astronomy

    Galactic split provides clue to dark matter mystery

    An oddly divided galaxy may provide the first evidence that dark matter particles interact through a force other than gravity.