The Yoda of Silicon Valley by SIOBHAN ROBERTS
Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.” Published: […]
Science
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is […]
Comet Wirtanen Passes by the Earth
Today Comet Wirtanen passes by the Earth. The kilometer-sized dirty snowball orbits the Sun every 5.4 years, ranging […]
A Bright Green ‘Christmas Comet’ Will Fly the Closest to ...
The comet, called 46P/Wirtanen, will streak near Earth on Sunday and be visible in some places with the […]
Geminids and Friends
From a radiant in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rained down on our […]
One of Nature’s Smallest Flowering Plants Can Survive Inside of ...
If one duckweed lands where a bird relieves itself, it’s capable of eventually creating a dense mat of […]
A Salamander of Legend Emerges From Southern Swamps by ASHER ...
The reticulated siren is the largest vertebrate discovered in the United States in decades. Published: December 14, 2018 […]
Watch This Wolf Go Fishing by JIM ROBBINS
Yes, researchers in Minnesota have recorded wolves diving into a stream to grab a meal. Published: December 14, […]
Swimming on Jupiter
On October 29, the Juno spacecraft once again dove near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. Its 16th orbital […]
Virgin Galactic Rocket Ship Reaches Space, a Milestone in Space ...
Richard Branson’s company, which sent the crewed craft, SpaceShipTwo, more than 50 miles above Earth, is one of […]