News

  1. Neuroscience

    Newly identified brain circuit could be target for treating obesity

    In mice, specific nerve cells control compulsive sugar consumption, but not normal feeding, hinting at a new therapeutic target for treating obesity.

    By Ashley Yeager
  2. Astronomy

    Oldest solar system unearthed by Kepler

    Five rocky planets orbit the 11.2-billion-year-old star Kepler 444, suggesting that Earth-sized worlds formed in the early universe.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Climate

    Central American fires may intensify U.S. tornadoes

    Smoke originating from Central American fires may strengthen U.S. tornadoes.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Neuroscience

    Immune system may remember and adapt to stress

    Mice without immune systems who receive stressed immune cells are less anxious and more social, suggesting that the immune system can adapt to stress.