News

  1. Health & Medicine

    A Way Forward: Releasing the brakes on cancer vaccines

    A new way to overcome tumors' defenses against the immune system marks an important step toward effective cancer vaccines.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Astronomy

    Web Special: Supernova Outbreak—X rays signal earliest alert

    MARCH 5 — Thanks to a lucky break and an overactive galaxy, astronomers report the earliest detection yet of a normal supernova—the explosive death of a massive star. Advance article from March 8 issue.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Plants

    Promiscuous orchids

    When pollinators aren't loyal to a single species of orchid, the plants maintain their species integrity by stymieing reproduction.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Physics

    Black Hole of Light: Laser pulses create model of event horizon

    Physicists have created the optical analog of a black hole's surface of no return, a setup that could help test whether actual black holes glow.