Sunset at Edmontonhenge
On September 18, the setting Sun illuminated both sides of the steep brick and steel canyon otherwise known […]
Science
In the Wild, Goldfish Turn From Pet to Pest
By STEPH YIN Your pet goldfish may seem tiny and harmless. But in the wild, they can take […]
Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH A new analysis of environmental research has coffee companies and drinker worried about the […]
Deborah S. Jin Dies at 47; Physicist Studied Matter in ...
By KENNETH CHANG A MacArthur fellow and the second-youngest woman ever elected to the National Academy of Sciences. […]
Modern Technology Unlocks Secrets of a Damaged Biblical Scroll
By NICHOLAS WADE Experts using a computer imaging program have virtually unwrapped a charred ancient scroll and recovered […]
A Single Migration From Africa Populated the World, Studies Find
By CARL ZIMMER Unprecedented DNA analyses of people in indigenous populations suggests that almost all non-Africans trace their […]
Music for Aliens: Campaign Aims to Reissue Carl Sagan’s Golden ...
By KENNETH CHANG The recording, sent into space for aliens to hear, included sounds of Earth, music and […]
The Helix Nebula in Infrared
What makes this cosmic eye look so red? Dust. The featured image from the robotic Spitzer Space Telescope […]
The Changing Clock of Australia’s Little Penguins
By JOANNA KLEIN City lights and climate change are among the factors affecting the smallest penguin species. Somehow […]
Hawaiian Crows Join Tool-Users Club
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR The animals know how to use tools, and some even manufacture their own. Published: September […]