Patient Records, O.C.D. Burdens, Teenagers Interrogated
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Three Times the Weight, but Much Less Hop
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A giant kangaroo that lived about 15 million years ago could not hop because […]
Australian Birds That Mysteriously Chase Rain
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The banded stilt, a graceful, nomadic water bird found in inland salt lakes in […]
Seeking Stars, Finding Creationism
By GEORGE JOHNSON Astronomy is still fending off charges of blasphemy. These days the opposition comes not from […]
25 Years Ago, NASA Envisioned Its Own ‘Orient Express’
By KENNETH CHANG The National Aero-Space Plane, which was to be able to circle the earth in 90 […]
The Malaria Fighter
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Although he does nothing to court publicity, many call Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer […]
In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars
By KENNETH CHANG In a dome on a Hawaiian volcano, NASA is financing a study to see how […]
On Eagle’s Wings, a Revelation About Flight
By JAMES GORMAN A recent study shows that soaring birds deal with gusts by momentarily pulling in their […]
A Comet’s Brush With Mars
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars on Sunday, dazzling space […]
When Herbivore Numbers Drop, Plants Lower Their Thorny Defenses
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Scientists studied trees in Kenya to try to determine what allows plants to thrive: […]