M16 and the Eagle Nebula
A star cluster around 2 million years young surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas, M16 […]
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How Did Plants Conquer Land? These Humble Algae Hold Clues ...
Two algal species share important genes with all modern land plants, a new analysis finds. Published: November 14, […]
Infants and Toddlers Eat Too Much Sugar, Researchers Say by ...
Using C.D.C. data, researchers found that 98 percent of toddlers and 60 percent of infants consumed added sugar […]
A Black Hole Threw a Star Out of the Milky ...
So long, S5-HVS1, we hardly knew you. Published: November 14, 2019 at 01:00AM from #NYT Science Read the […]
This Volcano Destroyed an Island, Then Created a New One ...
After the October blast at Lateiki in the Kingdom of Tonga, a larger island formed over a connected […]
Sorry, Wrong Number: Statistical Benchmark Comes Under Fire by THE ...
Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of a huge heart drug study to an audience […]
Which Mammals on Land Migrate the Farthest? by CARA GIAIMO
Scientists measured individual distances to compile a Top 5 list of ultramarathon runners of the mammalian kingdom. Published: […]
How to Peer Through a Wormhole by DENNIS OVERBYE
Theoretically, the universe may be riddled with tunnels through space and time. Two scientists have now proposed a […]
NASA Renames Object After Uproar Over Old Name’s Nazi Connotations ...
Scientists said an object four billion miles from Earth would be given a Native American name: Arrokoth. Its […]
A Silicon Valley Disruption for Birds That Gorge on Endangered ...
To persuade some migrating Caspian terns to stop short of the Columbia River, scientists planted plastic decoys and […]