News

  1. Planetary Science

    Plate tectonics spotted on Europa

    First evidence for plate tectonics elsewhere in solar system discovered on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Astronomy

    Plasma corkscrews form on sun during stellar eruption

    Coronal mass ejection creates twisted loop in sun’s magnetic field.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Microbes

    Magnets diagnose malaria in minutes

    A small magnet-based device provides faster, more-sensitive malaria diagnosis in mice.

    By Nsikan Akpan
  4. Oceans

    Plastic may take unexpected routes to marine garbage patches

    By redefining ocean boundaries, researchers offer new insight to how litter moves through the oceans and who’s to blame for the floating clumps of trash.