Science Ticker

A roundup of research and breaking news

  1. Health & Medicine

    Zika-carrying mosquitoes eluding control efforts in Miami

    Florida adds 10 new cases of locally acquired Zika infection, prompting the CDC to issue travel warning for pregnant women. Mosquitoes in Miami may be resistant to insecticides.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Florida mosquitoes likely spreading Zika

    Mosquitoes in Florida carrying the Zika virus are probably to blame for four recent cases of infection.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Health & Medicine

    This week in Zika: Revised risk, new mosquito threat, U.S. on the brink

    First potential cases of locally spread Zika crop up in the continental United States, estimates of infection risk, antibodies that can fight the virus and a new mosquito species that may be able to carry Zika.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Plants

    Why a parasitic vine can’t take a bite out of tomatoes

    Cultivated tomatoes fend off parasitic vines as they would microbes.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Planetary Science

    Rosetta spacecraft has stopped listening for Philae lander

    Rosetta is no longer listening for communications from the comet lander Philae.

    By Emily Conover
  6. Animals

    Neonicotinoids are partial contraceptives for male honeybees

    Male honeybees produce less living sperm if raised on pollen tainted with neonicotinoids, tests show.

    By Susan Milius

  7. Science News reporters answer your questions about aging

    Three Science News reporters will answer questions related to a special issue on aging in a Reddit AMA on Tuesday, July 26, at 3 p.m. EDT.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Animals

    Getting rid of snails is effective at stopping snail fever

    For the tropical disease snail fever, managing host populations is more effective than drugs.

    By Amy McDermott
  9. Particle Physics

    Latest search for dark matter comes up empty

    Scientists continue to come up empty-handed in the search for dark matter. The latest effort from the LUX experiment found no evidence for dark matter.

    By Emily Conover
  10. Animals

    Some primates prefer nectar with a bigger alcohol kick

    Aye-ayes and slow lorises may be able to discern the alcohol content of boozy nectar and go for more potent drinks.

    By Helen Thompson
  11. Planetary Science

    40 years ago, Viking 1 pioneered U.S. exploration on Mars

    Forty years ago, Viking 1 became the first U.S. mission to land safely on the surface of Mars.

    By Christopher Crockett
  12. Health & Medicine

    IVF doesn’t up long-term breast cancer risk, study says

    A Dutch study of more than 25,000 women over two decades suggests that IVF-treated women are no more likely to get breast cancer than other women.

    By Helen Thompson