News

  1. Space

    Early stars created a sight yet unseen

    Radio telescopes, operating in the future at a different frequency, might be able to discern the stellar signature, researchers suggest.

    By Nadia Drake
  2. Humans

    Ancient North Africans got milk

    Pottery study unveils early dairy practices among Saharan cattle herders.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Health & Medicine

    More adults put off kids’ vaccinations

    Scientists say the practice has no proven value and poses risks of infection.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Like a prion, Alzheimer’s protein seeds itself in the brain

    Injecting amyloid-beta into mice may induce misfolding of native amyloid-beta molecules, leading to the buildup associated with the neuron-killing disease.