Are Diamonds Really Forever? by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Over time, diamonds form crystals that are squeezed and heated, weakening molecular bonds. Many diamonds end up with […]
Science
An Unusual Hole in Mars
What created this unusual hole in Mars? Actually, there are numerous holes pictured in this Swiss cheese-like landscape, […]
IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula
What is creating the strange texture of IC 418? Dubbed the Spirograph Nebula for its resemblance to drawings […]
Glass Eels: See-Through, Slippery and Guided by Magnetism and Tides ...
A study shows for the first time that European eels might link magnetic cues with the tides to […]
Isabelle Rapin, Who Advanced Concept of an Autism Spectrum, Dies ...
The Swiss-born neurologist is credited with modernizing the understanding of autism’s causes and popularizing use of the term […]
Spawning Time, When Sockeye Salmon Change From Blue to Red ...
In Alaska, tens of millions of the fish are returning to lakes where they hatched, undergoing a miraculous […]
Finland Works, Quietly, to Bury Its Nuclear Reactor Waste by ...
A plan to build a repository in granite bedrock has progressed smoothly for years, in contrast to the […]
Decoding Octopus Species, One Wart at a Time by JOANNA ...
Worried about threats to ocean habitats, scientists studying octopuses devised a system to distinguish different species by their […]
M27 Not a Comet
While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list […]
Oldest Fossils of Homo Sapiens Found in Morocco, Altering History ...
Newly discovered fossils indicate Homo sapiens were present in Africa 300,000 years ago, scientists reported. Until now, the […]