All Stories
- Chemistry
Prizes award big ideas about small things
Carbon and IVF win big in this year’s Nobel prizes.
- Tech
When love-hate is materially good
Researchers copy nature's water-loving, water-repelling ways to make smarter stuff
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- Planets
Faraway planet could support life
A planet 20 light-years away could be the perfect distance from its star.
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- Health & Medicine
Obesity and the common cold
A study of children finds those who caught a particular virus were more likely to be obese.
- Brain
Bullying is an everyday problem
New work is showing that the best way to stop bullying is to keep it from ever starting.
- Health & Medicine
Cockroaches could be good medicine
Ground-up bug brains are shown to kill resistant bacteria.
- Brain
Action gaming and quick thinking
Playing action games can hone ability to decide quickly, precisely.
- Health & Medicine
Better living from scorpion venom
Toxins in venom could be used to battle pests, fight cancer, even numb pain.
- Health & Medicine
Tomatoes that trick taste buds
Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.
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