Science News

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  1. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    When the brain learns to feel pain, kids’ effect on paternal testosterone and more in this week’s news.

  2. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    The source of the Milky Way’s spirals, a new way to spot gravitational waves and more in this week’s news.

  3. Humans

    Humans

    The dark side of online deals, why cockiness is advantageous and more in this week's news.

  4. Earth

    Earth & Environment

    Toxic consequences of solar power, enduring effects of ancient landslides and more in this week's news.

  5. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Microscopic murderers caught dealing poison, fighting aging with hibernation and more in this week's news.

  6. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Staving off cartilage damage, a better weapon against sleeping sickness and more in this week's news.

  7. Life

    Life

    Killer baby birds, the secret to a glowworm’s gleam and more in this week’s news.

  8. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Black holes could make the sun jiggle, nanodiamonds' origin and more in this week's news.

  9. Humans

    Humans

    Footprinting crime scenes, wine refueling stations for King Tut and more in this week’s news.

  10. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Sweet pollution, toxic fumes from dry-cleaned clothes and more in this week’s news.

  11. Life

    Evolution should be taught to all students

    The antievolution movement in science education, which gained national attention in the 1920s, lives on in different forms.

  12. Letters

    New light on sunshine vitamin Regarding the article “The power of D” (SN: 7/16/11, p. 22), I was very surprised that there was no mention of the positive effects of this vitamin on the debilitating effects of depression. I have lived in northern latitudes between upstate New York and now Vermont since my birth in […]