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Health & MedicineThe childhood nerve cancer neuroblastoma shows weakness
A compound that unshackles a tumor-suppressing protein called p53 can slow the growth of the malignancy in mice, a new study finds.
By Nathan Seppa -
SpaceThe Milky Way, aglow with activity
Combining infrared and X-ray images from three orbiting observatories, NASA has unveiled a never-before-seen composite portrait of the Milky Way’s bustling center.
By Ron Cowen -
EarthAsteroid impact could have stirred the ocean
Model offers one explanation for sudden change in deep-ocean chemistry almost 2 billion years ago.
By Sid Perkins -
AnthropologyMacaws bred far from tropics during pre-Columbian times
Colorful birds possibly raised for ceremonial and trade purposes long before Spanish arrival
By Bruce Bower -
PhysicsInvisibility Uncloaked
In the race to make things disappear, scientists gain ground on science fiction.