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  1. Astronomy

    Stellar Top: Astronomers find a squashed star

    Astronomers have found a rapidly spinning, squashed star that is more than 1.5 times as wide as it is tall.

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  2. Physics

    Hot Mama: Has matter’s mother paid a call?

    Physicists have found new signs that fiery particle collisions within a giant accelerator 2 years ago created a state of matter identical to what might have been the stuff of the newborn universe.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    MRI detects missed breast cancers

    Magnetic resonance imaging detects breast cancer better than does mammography and might be preferable for certain women at high risk.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Cancer vaccine gets first test in patients

    The first clinical test of a cancer vaccine that targets a protein called carcinoembryonic antigen shows promise.