A Roller Coaster Remedy for Kidney Stones?
By STEPH YIN Research shows that an amusement park ride that makes the heart leap and fingertips tingle […]
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From Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, a Universe of Discoveries
By DENNIS OVERBYE and MICHAEL ROSTON Mauna Kea’s telescopes have helped advance important discoveries in humanity’s study of […]
Under Hawaii’s Starriest Skies, a Fight Over Sacred Ground
By DENNIS OVERBYE The effort to build the Thirty Meter Telescope has been held up by Hawaiians who […]
America’s Gray Ghosts: The Disappearing Caribou
By JIM ROBBINS A herd in the Selkirk Mountains near the Canadian border is down to about a […]
Yoshinori Ohsumi Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
By SEWELL CHAN A Japanese cell biologist, Dr. Ohsumi was recognized for his work on autophagy, the process […]
Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. Colorful aurorae erupted unexpectedly a few years ago, with green aurora appearing […]
Rosetta s Farewell
After closely following comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for 786 days as it rounded the Sun, the Rosetta spacecraft’s controlled impact […]
Scientists: World Likely Won’t Avoid Dangerous Warming Mark
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A team of top scientists is telling world leaders to stop congratulating themselves on […]
Rosetta Spacecraft to End Mission by Sinking to Its Comet ...
By KENNETH CHANG Rosetta, the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, is set to close a successful mission […]
The Sweet Emotional Life of Bees
By JAMES GORMAN New experiments suggest that bees given treats may experience a positive, or optimistic, state of […]