News

  1. Astronomy

    A star is torn

    A black hole’s stellar feast is witnessed by telescopes on Earth and in orbit.

    By Nadia Drake
  2. Astronomy

    Ancient scribes may have banked on blinking binary

    For the Egyptians, luck may have been written in the Demon Star.

    By Nadia Drake
  3. Health & Medicine

    Protein tweak may trigger Alzheimer’s

    An unusual version of the disease-linked amyloid-beta molecule sows destruction in mouse brains.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Life

    Controversial flu research published

    One of two papers detailing airborne H5N1 experiments is released.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Health & Medicine

    Weight loss reduces cancer risk factor

    Indicators of inflammation drop with diet and weight loss.