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Health & Medicine

What we know — and don’t know — about a new migraine drug

A migraine prevention drug was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But some questions about the therapy remain.

Earth

Here’s a look at the world’s deadliest volcanoes — and the ways they kill

Scientists gathered data on nearly 280,000 global volcano deaths from 1500 to 2017 and sorted fatalities by cause of death, such as lava flows or gas.

Health & Medicine

‘Outbreak’ puts the life cycle of an epidemic on display

At the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the exhibit “Outbreak” highlights how infectious diseases shape our world.

Genetics

What consumer DNA data can and can’t tell you about your risk for certain diseases

Consumers face lots of choices and unanswered questions when they get personal genomic information related to disease risk from the Internet.

Health & Medicine

Blame opioids for a fifth of young adult deaths in the United States

Of young adults aged 25 to 34 who died in 2016, 20 percent of those deaths were opioid-related.

Particle Physics

Mysterious neutrino surplus hints at the existence of new particles

Neutrinos show up in greater numbers than expected in an experiment, possibly bolstering the idea of a fourth type of the particle.

Astronomy

A neutron star crash may have spawned a black hole

The neutron collision that took the astronomical community by storm last year probably created a black hole, researchers say.

Tech

Future smart clothes could pack serious gadgetry

Casual daywear may someday contain some serious tech. But engineers have to take conventional electronics and make them comfortable to wear.

Neuroscience

Here’s why scientists are questioning whether ‘sonic attacks’ are real

Sonic attacks would be hard to pull off and a terrible way of incapacitating diplomats, experts say.

Planetary Science

Never-before-seen dunes on Pluto spotted in New Horizons images

Images from the New Horizons spacecraft reveal dunes on Pluto — but the sand-sized grains must have had an unusual boost to get moving.

Health & Medicine

Experts advise: Start colorectal screening at 45, not 50

The American Cancer Society recommends that colorectal screening begin at the age of 45 for average-risk individuals.

Astronomy

Two-faced star reveals a pulsar’s surprising bulk

An ultramassive pulsar is frying its stellar companion so that the star shows two different temperatures.