News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Replacing fatty acids may fight MS

    Patients are deficient in four key lipids that neutralize immune cells linked to inflammation and nerve damage.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Why antipsychotics need time to kick in

    Insight into how some schizophrenia drugs work may explain why compounds that build up in the brain can take weeks to provide relief.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Earth

    Arctic’s wintry blanket can be warming

    Forested snowscapes keep northern soils relatively toasty, diminishing how much climate-warming carbon they can sequester from the atmosphere.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Animals

    How a mosquito survives a raindrop hit

    Lightweight insects can ride a water droplet, as long as they separate from it before hitting the ground.