News
- Space
Big baby stars found in Milky Way pockets
Astronomers have uncovered stellar nurseries that could help map the galaxy’s trademark spiral arms.
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Tanning bed use linked to melanoma risk
People with the skin cancer are more likely to have frequented the salons, a study finds.
- Anthropology
Contested evidence pushes Ardi out of the woods
A controversial new investigation suggests that the ancient hominid lived on savannas, not in forests.
- Ecosystems
Honeybee death mystery deepens
Government scientists link colony collapse disorder to mix of fungal and viral infections.
- Health & Medicine
Shark cartilage doesn’t appear to help lung cancer
Patients taking an extract show no improvement.
- Health & Medicine
Tiny blood vessels expel clots by force
A study in mice uncovers a new way that capillaries keep the flow going.
- Paleontology
Octopus origins
After examining more than 90 new specimens of Nectocaris pteryx, paleontologists put it near the root of the cephalopod evolutionary tree.
- Life
Bacterial chitchat proves distracting for wound healing
Microbial communication signals partially block skin cells from closing a cut.
- Humans
Chaos makes a scream seem real
Researchers analyze movie sound tracks to identify the acoustic roots of fear.
- Astronomy
Black hole shoved aside, along with ‘central’ dogma
A new study has shoved aside the idea that supermassive black holes always reside smack-dab at the centers of their host galaxies.
- Life
Parks not burdening poor neighbors, study says
New research examines controversy over conservation areas by studying poverty in Costa Rica and Thailand.
- Health & Medicine
Immune traits may identify lucky kidney-transplant recipients
Tests find a genetic signature that may delineate people who could drop immune-suppression therapy.
