Trump’s E.P.A. Chemical Safety Nominee Withdraws by SHEILA KAPLAN and ...
The nominee, Michael L. Dourson, had faced criticism on several fronts for his ties to the chemical industry. […]
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The Great Red Spot Descends Deep Into Jupiter by KENNETH ...
The iconic storm plunges 200 miles beneath the clouds of the solar system’s largest planet, and possibly much […]
A Tinier Moon May Orbit the Tiny Distant Object That ...
When the New Horizons spacecraft that passed Pluto in 2015 completes its flyby of 2014 MU69 at the […]
How Layers in a Latte Form by JOANNA KLEIN
A retired engineer’s accident while making a coffee drink spurred fluid dynamics researchers to study how espresso and […]
Ticks Trapped in Amber Were Likely Sucking Dinosaur Blood by ...
It is rare to find parasites with their hosts in the fossil record, and the discovery is the […]
Curious Orangutans, Raised by Humans, Do Better on Cognitive Tests ...
Orangutans who were raised around people in safe environments are more curious and score better on cognitive tests. […]
Ancient Penguins Were Giant Waddling Predators by CARL ZIMMER
Scientists have discovered an fossilized penguin as big as a human, and with a long, spear-like beak. Published: […]
Highlights of the Winter Sky
What’s up in the sky this winter? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth’s northern hemisphere. […]
Neanderthals: The Original Globetrotters by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Modern humans and Neanderthals had a long history together. Many of us still carry the genetic traces. Published: […]
Trump Announces That the Moon Is Astronauts’ Next Destination by ...
The presidential directive called for partnership with other nations and commercial companies but did not offer details about […]