Eight Crossings and 192 Atoms Long: the Tightest Knot Ever ...
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Researchers tied a complicated knot at the molecular level, which could be used to make […]
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Archaeologists and Metal Detectorists Find Common Ground
By TYLER J. KELLEY An unconventional alliance between scientists and those often considered to be looters has begun […]
The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly
By WALLACE RAVVEN Where are the miracle treatments we were promised? A Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains. Published: January […]
A Manakin Challenge for Researchers
By JAMES GORMAN Male manakins, Panamanian birds, have acrobatic courtship dances. Scientists wanted to know if the activity […]
Born to Be an Ear Wiggler?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Some people can control their auricular muscles to move the ear slightly but to […]
Venus Smiled, With a Mysterious Wave Across Its Atmosphere
By KENNETH CHANG Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft detected what scientists called a gravity wave above the solar system’s second […]
Absolutely Every Bit of Our Galaxy
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR With novel mathematical methods, scientists have come up with a new estimate for the mass […]
SpaceX Launches Rocket, Its First Since Explosion on Launchpad
By KENNETH CHANG The return to business for Elon Musk’s company was successful, despite being overshadowed by questions […]
Questions for Scott Pruitt, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the E.P.A.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES What do you think senators should ask Mr. Pruitt during his confirmation hearing […]
Sometimes Nature is Morbid. That’s Why There’s #BestCarcass.
By JOANNA KLEIN A macabre Twitter battle emerged after a group of scientists who study African carnivores starting […]