News

  1. Planetary Science

    Voyager chasing solar system’s edge

    On the 35th anniversary of the spacecraft’s launch, scientists ponder when it will move beyond the sun’s reach.

    By Nadia Drake
  2. Life

    Team releases sequel to the human genome

    ENCODE reveals the machinery that switches genes on and off.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    MRI spots silent heart attacks

    Scanning elderly population finds many people with telltale cardiac damage that was not diagnosed.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Military combat marks the brain

    Regions involved in memory and attention changed after soldiers' deployment, though most eventually returned to their pre-combat state.