News

  1. Earth

    Molten salts give biofuels a boost

    Making biofuels from the chemical energy locked in plant cell walls has proven difficult, but molten salts may help.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Astronomy

    Massive minis

    Astronomers have discovered a puzzling group of galaxies in the early universe that are as tiny as babies but as massive as full-grown adults.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Planetary Science

    Hop, skip and a jump

    Less gravity on Mars means wind-driven grains of sand travel up to 10 times faster than those blowing along Earth’s surface, new analyses suggest.

    By Sid Perkins
  4. Health & Medicine

    Let there be light

    Researchers report restoring vision to people with a rare, genetic form of blindness.