How Analyzing Cosmic Nothing Might Explain Everything
Huge empty areas of the universe called voids could help solve the greatest mysteries in the cosmos
Volume 330, Issue 1
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Features
How Much Vitamin D Do You Need to Stay Healthy?
Most people naturally have good vitamin D levels. Overhyped claims that the compound helps to fight diseases from cancer to depression aren’t borne out by recent research
Why Are Alaska’s Rivers Turning Orange?
Streams in Alaska are turning orange with iron and sulfuric acid. Scientists are trying to figure out why
Intervention at an Early Age May Hold Off the Onset of Depression
Preventing initial episodes might stop depression from becoming a disabling chronic condition
Inside Mathematicians’ Search for the Mysterious ‘Einstein Tile’
The quest for the einstein tile—a shape never seen before in mathematics—turned up even more discoveries than mathematicians counted on
Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma
New research on asexuality shows why it’s so important for doctors and therapists to distinguish between episodes of low libido and a consistent lack of sexual attraction
Departments
Advances
To Predict Snowfall, NASA Planes Fly into the Storm
Scientists Destroy Illusion That Coin Toss Flips Are 50–50
Fossils Finally Reveal Fiery Colors of Prehistoric Animals
JWST Spots Baby Sun Spitting Up Supersonic Flows
Computers Sculpt Hopping Gelatinous Robots
How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves
Sperm Cell Powerhouses Contain Almost No DNA
Alien World Denser Than Steel Confounds Our Understanding of Planet Formation
Starfish Are Heads--Just Heads
Ping-Pong Ball Insulators Can Block Noise
Rising Temperatures Are Turning Some Animals Nocturnal
Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2024
The Gambling Strategy That's Guaranteed to Make Money and Why You Should Never Use It
Cosmology
Vitamin D Hope and Hype, Cosmic Voids and Preventing Depression
Culture
Readers Respond to the September 2023 Issue
Climate Change
As the Climate Crisis Deepens, High-Polluting Nations Must Start Paying Reparations
The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change
Health Care
Now There Are Better Ways Than BMI Charts to Assess Health Risks
Animals
Cats Are Perfect. An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why
Psychology
To Lead a Meaningful Life, Become Your Own Hero
Space Exploration
Here's How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
Geology
Calling Our Times the 'Anthropocene Epoch' Matters Dearly to You
Arts
Poem: 'Baby Crocodile'
How to Escape a Time Loop You Don't Really Want to Leave
How the Moon Shaped Human History, from Religion to Climate
Microbiology
See Your Body's Cells in Size and Number
History