Don’t Miss Comet Nishimura This Weekend, a Once-in-a-Lifetime View by ...
For the next few mornings, just before sunrise, the cosmic snowball will glow green low on the horizon. […]
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Undying Dread: A 400-Year-Old Corpse, Locked to Its Grave by ...
In 17th-century Europe, the dead were a constant threat to rise again and bedevil the living. Now archaeologists […]
Where the Universe Began by Dennis Overbye and Hiroko Masuike
A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time […]
The Blue Supermoon: A Gem in the Night Sky by ...
The next full moon, the second this month, is a celestial rarity. It will also be bigger and […]
She Was Depressed and Forgetful. It Was the Worm in ...
Doctors in Australia found a three-inch live parasitic worm in a woman’s brain during surgery after they spent […]
For Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives by ...
Many of the birds that spend their summers in the United States are preparing to fly south. Here’s […]
The Eternal Search for the ‘Nemesis Bird’ by Joe Trezza
For every devoted birder, there is a bird that continues to elude sighting. Published: August 26, 2023 at […]
Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives by ...
The heat, a new study suggests, makes for an ideal breeding ground for these eight-legged animals. Published: August […]
The Unending Indignities of ‘Vaginal Atrophy’ by Rachel E. Gross
Besides causing offense, the phrase may contribute to the underdiagnosing of treatable problems associated with menopause. Published: August […]
Nuclear War Could End the World, but What if It’s ...
Some experts want to apply recent neuroscience research to the decision making that could lead to doomsday. Published: […]