For Olympic Diving, Green Water Is Gone, if Not the ...
By KENNETH CHANG The hue in the pool was almost certainly caused by algae; metals, probably copper; or […]
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Coal Industry, Feeling Cornered, Peeks at Big Tobacco Playbook
By JOHN SCHWARTZ A presentation at a trade group meeting showed that coal companies were seeing comparisons that […]
Thunderstorms for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 31°C and a low of […]
Human as Spaceship
You are a spaceship soaring through the universe. So is your dog. We all carry with us trillions […]
Smoke, Fire and Human Evolution
By STEPH YIN Figuring out how to make fire was no doubt an evolutionary boon to our ancestors. […]
The Particle That Wasn’t
By DENNIS OVERBYE Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider reveal that mounds of data did not support […]
Scientists Just Say No to ‘Chemtrails’ Conspiracy Theory
By HENRY FOUNTAIN To counter “chemtrails” believers and keep others from joining them, researchers try a peer-reviewed study. […]
Giant Coral Reef in Protected Area Shows New Signs of ...
By KAREN WEINTRAUB Devastated by unusually warm water in the Pacific, the reef is splashed with colors again, […]
The Roanoke Island Colony: Lost, and Found?
By THEO EMERY Archaeological finds in North Carolina may provide clues to the fate of at least some […]
A Warning for Dogs, and Their Best Friends, in Study ...
By JAN HOFFMAN Decreased sperm quality and other effects could be related to environmental causes, and further declines […]