The cerebellum may do a lot more than just coordinate movement

A study in mice finds that the cerebellum helps control social behavior, a result that has implications for autism and schizophrenia.

Ring ripples reveal how long a day lasts on Saturn

Clues in Saturn’s rings divulge the planet’s rotation rate: 10 hours, 33 minutes, 38 seconds.

Being messy on the inside keeps metamaterials from folding under stress

Inspiration from disordered arrangements of atoms in crystalline metals may lead to longer-lasting, next-gen materials.

‘Good to Go’ tackles the real science of sports recovery

In ‘Good to Go,’ science writer Christie Aschwanden puts science – and herself – to the test for the sake of sports recovery.

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Physicists aim to outdo the LHC with this wish list of particle colliders

Proposed new accelerators could solve mysteries of the Higgs boson.

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Our fascination with robots goes all the way back to antiquity

In the book ‘Gods and Robots,’ a scholar recounts how early civilizations explored artificial life through myths.

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Cryptic remains of tiny animals have turned up in an Antarctic lake

Researchers were surprised to find vestiges of what appear to be tiny animals in mud from Antarctica’s ice-covered Lake Mercer.

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Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy’s environment

The soil in Northern Italy’s prosecco vineyards is washing away.

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This honeybee parasite may be more of a fat stealer than a bloodsucker

Inventing decoy bee larvae prompts a back-to-basics rethink of a mite ominously named Varroa destructor.

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A new gravitational wave detector is almost ready to join the search

Buried deep underground, Japan’s KAGRA detector relies on components cooled to just 20 degrees above absolute zero.

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The moon’s craters suggest Earth hasn’t erased lots of past impacts

A new look at moon craters suggests the Earth and moon suffered more impacts in the last 290 million years, and the Earth retains its biggest scars.

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New ways to image and control nerve cells could unlock brain mysteries

Methods that target single nerve cells in mice and fruit fly brains are starting to tease apart the brain’s complexity.

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Overdose deaths tied to antianxiety drugs like Xanax continue to rise

Benzodiazepines, widely used but addictive drugs to treat anxiety and insomnia, are contributing to a growing number of overdose deaths.

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