The Gooey Details Behind a Glow Worm’s Starry Night Illusions
By JOANNA KLEIN In the Waitomo caves of New Zealand, the insects use bioluminescence and silk threads of […]
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Halfdan Mahler, Who Shifted W.H.O.’s Focus to Primary Care, Dies ...
By SEWELL CHAN The director general of the World Health Organization from 1973 to 1988, Dr. Mahler acknowledged […]
Visualizing the Invisible Drivers of Climate Change
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A new visualization from NASA illustrates the concentration of carbon dioxide around the globe […]
Science News That Stuck With Us in 2016
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Here’s a selection of Science desk reporters’ most memorable stories of the year, […]
As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG Governors and mayors say they are determined to continue with plans to address climate change, […]
California to Regulate Energy Use of Desktop Computers and Monitors
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG The rules passed by the state’s energy agency represent another step in California’s efforts to […]
Scientists Say the Clock of Aging May Be Reversible
By NICHOLAS WADE The technique, discovered by a team at the Salk Institute and tested in mice, cannot […]
Feeling a Chill? Blame the Polar Vortex. And Global Warming.
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A blast of Arctic air is freezing the northern United States, driven by the jet […]
Swimming With the Mysterious Sardine Disco Balls of the Philippines
By JOANNA KLEIN Around a handful of beaches on the island of Cebu, divers can swim with sparkling […]
One Small Step for NASA, One Giant Leap for GIFs
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH The space agency has entered a partnership with Giphy to share clips of science […]