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  1. Science & Society

    Virtual reality raises real risk of motion sickness

    New research confirms anecdotal reports that virtual reality headsets can cause motion sickness, and may affect women more than men.

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  2. Tech

    Zippy new jumping bot catches air again and again

    Leaping robot can bounce from floor to wall, parkour-style, and, like a bush baby, uses a “super-crouch” to get extra oomph out of jumps.

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  3. Life

    Cell distress chemicals help embryos quickly heal

    The chemicals trigger drawstring-like structures that help close wounds.

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  4. Life

    Bird plus goggles equals new insight into flight physics

    Slow-flying parrotlet produces vortices that explosively break up.

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  5. Animals

    First spider superdads discovered

    Male spiders first known to give up solitary life for offspring care, often as a single parent.

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  6. Quantum Physics

    Cosmic test confirms quantum weirdness

    Physicists used starlight to perform a cosmic Bell test.

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  7. Astronomy

    Gaggle of stars get official names

    The names of 227 stars have been formally recognized by the International Astronomical Union.

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  8. Astronomy

    Stellar vomiting produces dark galaxies, simulations suggest

    Dark galaxies might owe their existence to multiple rounds of prolific star birth and death that eject gas and stretch out their homes, new simulations suggest.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Gut microbe mix may spark Parkinson’s

    Parkinson’s disease symptoms might be driven by gut microbes

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  10. Physics

    Despite lack of free electrons, bismuth superconducts

    Bismuth conducts electricity with no resistance at temperatures near absolute zero, despite lack of mobile electrons.

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  11. Chemistry

    Enzyme forges carbon-silicon bonds with a little human help

    A few tweaks to an enzyme help it link carbon to silicon — a match not found in nature.

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  12. Life

    Public, doctors alike confused about food allergies

    Gaps in understanding food allergies cause confusion and make it difficult to prevent, diagnose and treat them.

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