Tychos Supernova Remnant in Xray
What star created this huge puffball? What’s pictured is the hot expanding nebula of Tycho’s supernova remnant, the […]
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Milky Way Falls
It can be the driest place on planet Earth, but water still flows in Chile’s Atacama desert, high […]
Clean, Abundant Energy: Fusion Dreams Never End by C. CLAIBORNE ...
In theory, hydrogen fusion may power the future. But there are substantial scientific hurdles yet to overcome. Published: […]
Lab Severs Ties With James Watson, Citing ‘Unsubstantiated and Reckless’ ...
In a recent documentary, the geneticist doubled down on comments he made a decade ago, then apologized for, […]
Memorial Sloan Kettering Curbs Executives’ Ties to Industry After Conflict-of-Interest ...
The cancer center will now bar top officials from sitting on outside boards of for-profit companies, and is […]
Partial Eclipse over Beijing
On January 6 the New Moon rose in silhouette with the Sun seen from northeastern Asia. Near maximum, […]
Broadcasting from Deep Space, a Mysterious Series of Radio Signals ...
Astronomers have identified a second set of odd radio bursts from the distant universe. Aliens probably aren’t causing […]
Traditional Masculinity Can Hurt Boys, Say New A.P.A. Guidelines by ...
Men die earlier than women and commit more acts of violence. But the American Psychological Association did not […]
Do Floppy-Eared Dogs Look Friendlier? The T.S.A. Thinks So by ...
There is a scientific explanation for why humans associate floppy ears with friendly animal behavior. Exhibit A: Domesticated […]
A Snail Called George, Believed to Be the Last of ...
Scientists say George, an inch-long mollusk about 14 years old, was most likely the last of Achatinella apexfulva, […]