News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Procedure offers hope in type 1 diabetes

    A new approach restored adequate, lasting insulin production in seven of 12 mice tested.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Rare neurons found in monkeys’ brains

    Cells linked to empathy and consciousness in primates may offer clues to human self-awareness.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Space

    More than one way to explode a star

    New observations confirm two leading theories of type 1a supernova production.

    By Nadia Drake
  4. Humans

    Rural life may boost allergy resistance

    Country kids had a greater diversity of bacteria associated with increased levels of the anti-inflammatory molecule IL-10.

    By Devin Powell
  5. Physics

    Physicists go totally random

    Calculations suggest a way to boost the independence of information flow, a finding that could help in cryptography.