News

Humans

Adaptive no more

A potential benefit in prehistoric lean times, genetic variant may increase risk of gestational diabetes today.

Health & Medicine

Allergic to cancer

Having an overactive immune system may protect against certain types of brain tumor, a study suggests.

Space

The sun, captured from all the angles

NASA reveals the first 360-degree panorama of the sun, which should enable early detection of potentially damaging solar storms.

Earth

Extinctions breed carbon chaos

Massive die-off left ecosystems vulnerable, an analysis suggests.

Astronomy

Supernova to superfluid

Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.