In the Prawn Nebula, a Nursery for Newborn Stars
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The Prawn Nebula is 6,000 light-years from Earth and home to bright clusters of […]
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What’s in 90 Percent of Seabirds’ Guts? 1 Word: Plastics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As many as nine out of 10 of the world’s seabirds likely have pieces […]
Letters to the Editor
By Unknown Author Readers respond to articles in Science Times. Published: September 1, 2015 at 02:00AM from #NYT […]
Can a Computer Can Tell Whether Something Was Written by ...
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY A reader wonders whether a computer can divine an author’s gender. Researchers once used […]
$79 for an Out-of-Date Book About a Modern NASA Logo
By KENNETH CHANG A Kickstarter campaign by two designers aims to bring back a space agency graphics standard […]
Oliver Sacks: Diverse Elements in Harmony
By ERICA GOODE What was striking about Dr. Sacks was his capacity for enthusiasm about whatever idea or […]
Fossils Show Big Bug Ruled the Seas 460 Million Years ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Earth’s first big predatory monster was a weird water bug as big as Tom […]
Replacing Pesticides With Genetics
By DEVIN POWELL Scientists have genetically modified thousands of diamondback moths, infusing the farm pests with DNA designed […]
Blind Spot Can Be Trained Away, a Study Says
By SINDYA N. BHANOO After 20 days of repeated stimulation with a waveform, the blind spot of research […]
Oliver Sacks Dies at 82; Neurologist and Author Explored the ...
By GREGORY COWLES Dr. Sacks explored some of the brain’s strangest pathways in best-selling case histories like “The […]