News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Zinc may help treat box jellyfish stings

    A zinc compound seems to counteract the deadly venom delivered by the sting of the Australian box jellyfish.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Astronomy

    Clutch of distant galaxies reveals the infant universe

    The Hubble telescope spies stars lighting up the cosmic dawn.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Humans

    What goes wrong when talks break down

    A nonlinear analysis explains how negotiations often turn on seemingly insignificant details.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Life

    News in brief: Fins to limbs with flip of genetic switch

    Boost of gene activity may help explain how arms and legs evolved in vertebrates.