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  1. Particle Physics

    The possibilities for dark matter have just shrunk — by a lot 

    The LZ dark matter experiment has ruled out weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs, with a wide range of properties.

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  2. Earth

    Mantle waves buoy continents upward and bedeck them with diamonds

    A phenomenon occurring deep underground may explain how vast plateaus form far away from tectonic plate boundaries.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases

    Extreme Climate Update looks at the perfect storm climate change is creating for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, like dengue and West Nile.

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  4. A long-awaited cancer treatment reaches patients

    Print and Longform Managing Editor Erin Wayman discusses the recently approved T cell therapy for cancer patients.