Watch the High-Flying Physics of a Plant’s Exploding Fruits by ...
Three undergradute physics majors and their professor worked out how the hairyflower wild petunia shoots tiny seeds more […]
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Horsehead: A Wider View
Combined image data from the massive, ground-based VISTA telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope was used to create […]
Cyclones at Jupiter s North Pole
Juno’s Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper data was used to construct this stunning view of cyclones at Jupiter’s North […]
Columbia Removes Thomas Jessell, Renowned Neuroscientist, From His Posts by ...
University officials said the scientist violated Columbia’s “policies and values,” but did not describe the infractions. Published: March […]
U.S. Lifts Ban on Elephant and Lion Trophies by RACHEL ...
The federal Fish and Wildlife Service will amend a blanket ban on tusks and hides imported from certain […]
The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant by JOANNA KLEIN
A species of pitcher plant found in Singapore isn’t very good at dissolving the prey it catches, but […]
Arizona State Suspends Lawrence Krauss During Inquiry Over Sexual Misconduct ...
Dr. Krauss, a leading figure in the “skeptics” movement, was placed on paid leave and barred from campus […]
A Celebrated Physicist With a Passion for Music by ELAINE ...
Fabiola Gianotti, the first woman to direct CERN, dreamed of becoming a ballerina, studied piano, but ultimately chose […]
Arcs, Jets, and Shocks near NGC 1999
This tantalizing array of nebulas and stars can be found about two degrees south of the famous star-forming […]
The Cells That Eat, Regurgitate and Eat Your Tattoos Again ...
In a study of mice, scientists learned that macrophages are key to making tattoos permanent, knowledge that might […]