News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Inactivated virus shows promise against HIV

    Some patients getting an experimental vaccine therapy developed immunity.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Space

    Planets and their sun grow together

    Radio telescopes reveal how nascent bodies funnel gas to their parent star.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Earth

    Antarctic subglacial drilling effort suspended

    A British-led team has called off this season’s campaign to penetrate Lake Ellsworth.

    By Alexandra Witze
  4. Earth

    West Antarctica warming fast

    A reconstructed temperature record from a high-altitude station shows an unexpectedly rapid rise since 1958.

    By Alexandra Witze
  5. Humans

    Hitting streaks in baseball may be contagious

    Teammates of a batter on a streak hit better than their average, a review of baseball records finds.