The venom acts on distinct molecular targets in mammals and insects Velvet ants deliver a savagely painful sting, prompting their other, more colorful nickname: cow killers. Steve Heap/Getty Images Fe...
The memory center contains sparse but robust nerve cell connections Pyramidal cells (shown) are the main type of nerve cell in the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center. Jake Watson Our brain’s memor...
The JUNO experiment will study the ways of the electrically neutral subatomic particles The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (pictured) will study the subatomic particles when it starts up in...
Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken ...
The spacecraft will make two more close passes in 2025 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (illustrated here) is the closest artificial object to the sun. APL/NASA NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on C...
Skip to content Sid Sivakumar, a puzzle constructor and M.D./Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, edited this puzzle. Looking for answers? Go to sciencenews.org/puzzle-answers. We...
Numbers of the threatened insect are on the rise in the grasslands of the Loess Canyons American burying beetles are North America’s largest carrion-eating beetle. Monitoring from Nebraska’s Loess Can...
A variant of the gene PCSK9 may spur breast cancer’s spread. An approved antibody might stop it A commonly inherited version of the PCSK9 gene may spur breast cancer cells to migrate to other parts of...
Real-time data from Axial Seamount provides a good test case for eruption forecasting A 3-D bathymetric (seafloor) map of Axial Seamount in July 2014 shows lava flows from previous eruptions. Red indi...
Just a few minutes of vigorous movement per day offers cardiovascular benefits Just a small amount of vigorous activity per day — like romping with your dog — can lower women’s risk of heart attack ...
Friction between loops of yarn give knit fabrics the ability to take on a variety of shapes Knit fabrics can form a variety of shapes, a phenomenon that helps the fabric to conform to the body. Alexey...
The test, made by SpotitEarly, can detect 4 types of cancer This very good dog is part of a new screening test that relies on canine noses and artificial intelligence to sniff out the odor signature o...
