News

  1. Life

    Team releases sequel to the human genome

    ENCODE reveals the machinery that switches genes on and off.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    MRI spots silent heart attacks

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

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. 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.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Space

    Another potentially habitable world emerges

    The newfound planet orbits a common type of dwarf star, suggesting even more may be out there.

    By Nadia Drake
  5. Chemistry

    Big jobs go to loyal proteins

    Cells offload much of their nonessential work on enzymes that juggle a number of tasks.