Headed North, Sandhill Cranes Squeeze In Where They Can
By JOANNA KLEIN The Platte River in Nebraska is an important layover for hundreds of thousands of the […]
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Lewis Rowland, Leading Neurologist on Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Dies ...
By DENISE GRADY Dr. Rowland, who had a special interest in A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig’s disease, refused to […]
How Comet 67P’s Face Changed During Its Trip Around the ...
By KENNETH CHANG During the two years that the Rosetta spacecraft stalked the comet, it observed cliffs that […]
Central Cygnus Skyscape
In cosmic brush strokes of glowing hydrogen gas, this beautiful skyscape unfolds across the plane of our Milky […]
A Scholarly Sting Operation Shines a Light on ‘Predatory’ Journals
By GINA KOLATA A group of researchers created a ruse to draw attention to the seamy side of […]
Shaking Up the Dinosaur Family Tree
By NICHOLAS WADE A Ph.D candidate and a computer program that took five minutes to run may upend […]
Fast Stars and Rogue Planets in the Orion Nebula
Start with the constellation of Orion. Below Orion’s belt is a fuzzy area known as the Great Nebula […]
A New Form of Stem-Cell Engineering Raises Ethical Questions
By CARL ZIMMER “Sheefs” will test the limits of current regulations, experts say, as embryolike structures are created […]
Even Penguins Have Children Who Won’t Leave the Nest
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Even fully fledged chicks will hound their parents for food, researchers find. Published: March 20, […]
Animals in Extra Large
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY In general, the large size of some prehistoric animals in comparison to their modern […]