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  1. Tech

    Five challenges for self-driving cars

    Scientific and technical experts weigh in on the biggest hurdles for autonomous vehicles, and how ongoing research will help.

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  2. Astronomy

    Magnetic stars could have created LIGO’s massive black holes

    Strong magnetic fields could provide a way for massive stars to create heavy black holes when they die.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Penicillin allergy? Think again.

    Most people are either mislabeled with a penicillin allergy or get over it with time, and doctors don’t always think to check.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Microcephaly cases surge in Colombia following rise in Zika infections

    More than 400 cases of microcephaly have been reported in Colombia this year, months after Zika virus infections peaked in the country.

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  5. Paleontology

    Dinosaur tail preserved in amber, with feathers

    The tail of a dinosaur trapped in amber includes both feathers and identifiable bits of bone.

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  6. Life

    Cells avoiding suicide may play role in spread of cancer

    A newly discovered process can pull cells back from the brink of death.

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  7. Quantum Physics

    Vacuum’s quantum effect on light detected

    Light can be polarized through interactions with empty space.

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  8. Genetics

    Epigenetic marks may help assess toxic exposure risk — someday

    Exposure to things in the environment may change chemical tags on DNA and proteins, but it’s still unclear how to use that data to assess health risks.

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  9. Life

    Early RNA may have used isolation strategy to defeat useless mutants

    Temporary barriers help RNA escape shorter, faster-replicating parasites

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Oldest traces of smallpox virus found in child mummy

    The oldest genetic evidence of smallpox comes from variola virus DNA found in a child mummy buried in a church crypt in Lithuania.

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  11. Animals

    Why crested penguins lay mismatched eggs

    After long migratory swims, crested penguins lay one small and one larger egg.

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  12. Earth

    Third kind of quasicrystal found in Russian meteorite

    A new quasicrystal found inside a Russian meteorite is the first ever found in nature before being synthesized in the lab.

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