When Water Balloons Hit a Bed of Nails and Don’t ...
By JOANNA KLEIN A physicist and her students used a balloon and a bed of nails to make […]
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Sidney Drell, Who Advised Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at ...
By WILLIAM GRIMES Dr. Drell served on a series of advisory groups that helped advance the technology of […]
Cold Tolerance Among Inuit May Come From Extinct Human Relatives
By STEPH YIN Gene variants that might give Inuit in Greenland more heat-generating fat matches up with DNA […]
Newly Discovered Prehistoric Bird Lived Near a Balmy North Pole
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The duck-size creature lived in what is now the Canadian Arctic during a time […]
Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists
By HENRY FOUNTAIN and JOHN SCHWARTZ A spate of extreme warmth is linked to climate change, and may […]
Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 […]
You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much.
By CARL ZIMMER The brain reshapes itself for years after adolescence, scientists have found, raising questions about when […]
It’s a Bird Wearing Goggles, and Flying Through Lasers
By JAMES GORMAN A goggle-wearing small parrot helps scientists understand flight, and disabuses them of some false assumptions. […]
The Brilliance of a Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its ...
By STEPH YIN A study of Stradivari and Guarneri violins found minerals chemically infused in the wood, a […]
Supermoon over Spanish Castle
No, this castle was not built with the Moon attached. To create the spectacular juxtaposition, careful planning and […]