Lines of Time
In time stars trace lines through the night sky on a rotating planet. Taken over two hours or […]
Science
Cannibalistic Dinosaurs Went Through a Lot of Teeth by KATHERINE ...
The only known cannibal among dinosaurs replaced its pearly whites more often than scientists expected, and so did […]
Where’s Vikram? NASA Photos and Amateur Sleuthing Led to Crashed ...
The Indian space agency has been tight-lipped about the fate of the probe, but crowdsourcing and NASA’s openness […]
Pleiades to Hyades
This cosmic vista stretches almost 20 degrees from top to bottom, across the dusty constellation Taurus. It begins […]
Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find by CARL ZIMMER
The world’s forests are being carved into pieces. In tropical regions, animals are likely to pay a heavy […]
They’re Smelly and Spiky, and They Need Bats to Pollinate ...
Researchers wanted to improve the fruit yields for small farmers in Indonesia, and hope their findings will encourage […]
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way. It lies […]
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Unlocking the Sun’s Mysteries by ...
Scientists working with the solar diving mission have released the spacecraft’s first batch of findings. Published: December 4, […]
Why the Great Auk Is Gone for Good by CARA ...
New research finds that the extinction of this flightless bird was completely our fault. Published: December 4, 2019 […]
Electric Night
It may appear, at first, like the Galaxy is producing the lightning, but really it’s the Earth. The […]