News

  1. Astronomy

    Galactic spider

    A Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a large galaxy in the early universe assembling from the merger of smaller ones.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Planetary Science

    Jovian storm grows stormier

    Jupiter's Little Red Spot has become as strong as its big brother.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Chemistry

    Unnatural success

    Chemists report the first synthesis of a promising antibiotic that other researchers recently discovered in nature.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Physics

    First teleportation between light and matter

    Physicists have for the first time transmitted quantum states between atoms and light.

    By Peter Weiss
  5. Earth

    A Whale’s Tale: Puzzling marine compounds are natural

    Antique whale oil shows that some mysterious compounds that resemble DDT and PCBs are naturally produced.