Susan Lindquist, Scientist Who Made Genetic Discoveries Using Yeast, Dies ...
By WILLIAM GRIMES The conceptually daring work of Dr. Lindquist, a National Medal of Science recipient, opened new […]
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A Scaredy-Cat’s Investigation Into Why People Enjoy Fear
By STEPH YIN Each person’s threshold for experiences that provoke fear, like Halloween haunted houses, is made up […]
No More Data From Pluto
By KENNETH CHANG NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made more than 400 scientific observations of the dwarf planet. Now […]
No More Data From Pluto
By KENNETH CHANG NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made more than 400 scientific observations of the dwarf planet. Now […]
No More Data From Pluto
By KENNETH CHANG NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made more than 400 scientific observations of the dwarf planet. Now […]
Measure in Florida That Claims to Back Solar Power May ...
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Opponents of the proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot say that it was […]
First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Found
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR An amateur fossil hunter found something that looked like a pebble more than 10 […]
How the Brown Rat Conquered New York City (and Every ...
By CARL ZIMMER Brown rats were confined to Asia until 300 years ago, a DNA study found. Then […]
Flying for 10 Months Without a Layover
By JAMES GORMAN Researchers attached tiny logging devices to common swifts to confirm that the birds stay aloft […]
Lighting Up the Night Skies
By DENNIS OVERBYE Australian astronomers produced a Gleamoscope that dials up visions of the skies from instruments using […]