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  1. Astronomy

    This planetary remnant somehow survived the death of its sun

    A small, sturdy piece of planet survived the collapse of its sun and now orbits the dead star.

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  2. Animals

    Cats recognize their own names

    A new study suggests that cats can tell their names apart from other spoken words.

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  3. Plants

    A major crop pest can make tomato plants lie to their neighbors

    Insects called silverleaf whiteflies exploit tomatoes’ ability to detect damage caused to nearby plants.

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  4. Planetary Science

    Metal asteroids may have once had iron-spewing volcanoes

    Two groups of scientists introduce the idea of “ferrovolcanism,” or iron volcanoes, that could have occurred on metal asteroids like Psyche.