Iran’s Unsung Plutonium Concession in Nuclear Deal
By WILLIAM J. BROAD In the proposed nuclear agreement, Tehran promises to forsake production of plutonium, potent fuel […]
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The Tardigrade: Practically Invisible, Indestructible ‘Water Bears’
By CORNELIA DEAN Growing in popularity if not in stature, the creature fascinates scientists with its ability to […]
Boeing Names Its New Apollo-Style Spacecraft the Starliner
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Boeing already has the Dreamliner. Now it also has the Starliner. Published: September 4, […]
Toyota to Finance $50 Million ‘Intelligent’ Car Project
By JOHN MARKOFF The carmaker will collaborate with Stanford and M.I.T. to focus on using advances in artificial […]
The Fight to Save a Prairie Chicken
By ERICA GOODE Conservationists find that, in the case of the Attwater’s prairie chicken, recovery of a species […]
A Glass for Enjoying a Sip of Whisky While Floating ...
By KENNETH CHANG Ballantine’s, the Scotch distiller, is unveiling a glass that works for drinking in zero-gravity, no […]
Warming Oceans Putting Marine Life ‘In a Blender’
By CARL ZIMMER An analysis of nearly 13,000 species of fish, invertebrates and other marine organisms is an […]
Denali Got Renamed, and Now, Has a New Height
By KENNETH CHANG The United States Geological Survey announced that the official height of Denali, the mountain formerly […]
Study Reveals Consistent Predator-Prey Pattern
By SINDYA N. BHANOO An analysis of animals from more than 1,500 locations worldwide found that the number […]
Lots of Trees to Hug: Study Counts 3 Trillion Trees ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 3 trillion trees now grow on Earth, seven times more than scientists […]