Parrots: The Highlight Reel
By MICHAEL ROSTON Hundreds of readers submitted charming videos of their avian companions. The Times wasn’t always so […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Falcon 9 and Milky Way
On May 6, the after midnight launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up dark skies over […]
Showers for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 17°C and a low of […]
ISS and Mercury Too
Transits of Mercury are relatively rare. Monday’s leisurely 7.5 hour long event was only the 2nd of 14 […]
Comparing Children’s and Parents’ Heights
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Doctors often use a fairly simple formula to predict the adult height of a […]
Daily Activity Summary for May 13, 2016
These are the results of my activities* for May 13, 2016: Total steps: 6556 Calories burned: 2386 Traveled: […]
Humans and Mastodons Coexisted in Florida, New Evidence Shows
By JAMES GORMAN The discovery of an unmistakable human artifact proves that humans colonized northern Florida by 14,550 […]
Scientists Hold Secret Meeting to Consider Creating a Synthetic Human ...
By ANDREW POLLACK The project poses ethical issues about whether humans could be created without parents. Published: May […]
Wood that Could be Mistaken for Glass
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The scientists say they were “very surprised by how transparent it could go.” Published: […]
The Lost Gardens of Emily Dickinson
By FERRIS JABR Archaeologists are excavating the grounds of the home where the poet lived in hopes of […]