Asteroids and Adversaries: Challenging What NASA Knows About Space Rocks ...
Two years ago, NASA dismissed and mocked an amateur’s criticisms of its asteroids database. Now Nathan Myhrvold is […]
Science
Six Planets from Yosemite
The five naked-eye planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, have been seen since ancient times to wander […]
Huge Dust Storm on Mars Threatens NASA’s Opportunity Rover by ...
The storm, which has blanketed a quarter of the planet, has plunged the rover into a “dark, perpetual […]
Aztec Turquoise Tiles May Solve a Mesoamerican Mystery by NICHOLAS ...
A recent geochemical analysis calls into question the idea of extensive contact between Mesoamerican and Southwest American cultures […]
Listen to the Sounds of Narwhals That Have Been Elusive ...
As melting ice opens east Greenland to petroleum prospectors and cruises, scientists are rushing to study the noises […]
Red Cloudbow over Delaware
What kind of rainbow is this? In this case, no rain was involved — what is pictured is […]
Last March of the ‘Wooden Elephants’: Africa’s Ancient Baobabs Are ...
Researchers fear the trees are parched by drought and rising temperatures linked to climate change. Published: June 12, […]
A Crispr Conundrum: How Cells Fend Off Gene Editing by ...
Scientists may need to bypass a cell’s cancer defenses in order to successfully edit its DNA. The finding […]
How Universities Deal With Sexual Harassment Needs Sweeping Change, Panel ...
Current policies and programs have failed overwhelmingly to address and prevent the problem, said a report from the […]
Star Size Comparison 2
How big is our Sun compared to other stars? In dramatic and popular videos featured on YouTube, the […]