News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Enzyme inventory affects ovarian cancer outlook

    Levels of two enzymes crucial for shutting down genes might clarify the prognosis for ovarian cancer patients, a new study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Tech

    Hot new memory

    A study of the physics of phonons, quantum packets of heat, suggests that controlling the flow of heat could be another way to store digital information.

    By Patrick Barry
  3. Earth

    Surprise find taps into magma

    In a scientific first, engineers drill into a subterranean pocket of molten rock.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Life

    Aging gets with the program

    A study on yeast organisms reveals checkpoints in the aging process: the buildup of certain lipids and fatty acids, and the health of the cell's powerhouses.