News

  1. Tech

    Hopping robot powered by explosions

    A soft-bodied robot that can jump with the help of an explosion could one day aid search-and-rescue operations.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Environment

    Crops take up drugs from recycled water

    Plants irrigated with recycled wastewater can soak up tiny amounts of pharmaceutical compounds but what this means for human health is unclear.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Plants

    Borrowed genes raise hopes for fixing “slow and confused” plant enzyme

    Inserting some bacterial Rubisco chemistry into a plant might one day boost photosynthesis and help raise crop yields.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Astronomy

    Enormous black hole resides at core of tiny galaxy

    A small galaxy stores 15 percent of its mass in a black hole, suggesting compact galaxies might be shreds of once larger galaxies.