Cancer Deaths Continue a Steep Decline by NICHOLAS BAKALAR
More than two million patients have been saved by advances in diagnosis and treatment since 1991, according to […]
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A Fragile Biblical Text Gets a Virtual Read by NICHOLAS ...
Pioneers of new software for reading damaged parchment and scrolls are now deploying a CT scanner at the […]
Carina over Lake Ballard
A jewel of the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, is one of […]
The Strange Origin of a Manakin’s Golden Crown by STEPH ...
Biologists are unlocking how three neighboring birds became distinct species, with a golden-crowned hybrid emerging from two species […]
A Space Station Is Expected to Fall Out of the ...
The 19,000-pound Chinese station is expected to plummet to earth in March, but experts say the odds are […]
M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab
The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first on Charles Messier’s famous list of things which are […]
In the Bones of a Buried Child, Signs of a ...
Genetic analysis of an 11,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Alaska suggests that North America was settled by a previously […]
The Quadrantids and Other Meteor Showers That Will Light Up ...
All year long, Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris. Here’s our list of major meteor showers and […]
Calestous Juma, 64, Dies; Sought Innovation in African Agriculture by ...
Professor Juma believed that science, particularly biotechnology, could play a major role in improving life in Africa. Published: […]
To Sate China’s Appetite, African Donkeys Are Stolen and Skinned ...
A gelatin made from donkey hides is prized as a traditional Chinese remedy. Now slaughterhouses have opened in […]