‘Flavorama’ guides readers through the complex landscape of flavor
FlavoramaArielle JohnsonHarvest, $40.00 What gives a lemon its lemoniness? It’s the physical molecules within the fruit. A bite into a…
Rain Bosworth studies how deaf children experience the world
In a darkened room in Rochester, N.Y., a baby girl in a pink onesie peers at a computer screen. Wherever…
‘Humanity’s spacecraft’ Voyager 1 is back online and still exploring
After months of challenging trouble-shooting and suspenseful waiting, Voyager 1 is once again talking to Earth. The aging NASA spacecraft,…
Irregular bone marrow cells may increase heart disease risk
Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, quitting smoking, managing diabetes: these evidence-backed approaches remain key ways to reduce the risk…
Traces of bird flu are showing up in cow milk. Here’s what to know
News that bird flu has been spreading between cows for months and that fragments of the virus are even showing…
Malaria parasites can evade rapid tests, threatening eradication goals
Over the last couple of decades, rapid diagnostic tests have emerged as a vital tool in the fight to control…
Noise pollution can harm birds even before they hatch
The raucous din of modern life can seriously mess with animals (SN: 2/9/15). Traffic noise can drown out mating calls,…
Rat cells grew in mice brains, and helped sniff out cookies
What does it feel like to be a rat? We will never know, but some very unusual mice may now…
Newfound ‘altermagnets’ shatter the magnetic status quo
For the first time in nearly a century, physicists have identified a brand new type of magnetic material. Crack open…
Pelvic exams at hospitals require written consent, new U.S. guidelines say
Before patients undergo intimate physical exams, including ones performed under anesthesia, hospitals must obtain written informed consent — or risk…
