News

  1. Life

    Cancer plaguing Tasmanian devils began in one animal’s nerve cells

    Genetics provide a starting point for diagnosis and potential vaccines.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Climate

    Warming has already boosted insect breeding

    Museum records, publications suggest extra generations at same time as temperature increases

    By Susan Milius
  3. Earth

    Tides in Earth’s crust trigger small, deep quakes

    Study of one portion of the San Andreas fault finds that just a little added stress from crustal tides makes a quake more likely.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Space

    Stay tuned: New star coming in 1 million years

    Radio observations of a dark, dusty cloud in a nearby star-forming region have revealed one of the earliest phases of star formation and may reveal new insights on starbirth.