An Icelandic Volcano Reveals Secrets of Its Eruption
By HENRY FOUNTAIN The gradual collapse of the top of Bardarbunga volcano in 2014 contributed to a lengthy […]
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NGC 1309: Spiral Galaxy and Friends
A gorgeous spiral galaxy some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 1309 lies on the banks of the constellation […]
Dr. Alfred G. Knudson, the ‘Mendel of Cancer Genetics,’ Dies ...
By KENNETH CHANG A 1971 theory on the inheritable nature of retinoblastoma in children, proved in 1986, is […]
How Much Weed Is in a Joint? Pot Experts Have ...
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI Data from drug-related arrests offered a new insight into a matter critical for marijuana research […]
Duck, Duck, Goose, Goose. Newborn Ducklings Judge Shapes and Color
By STEPH YIN New evidence suggests that 1-day-old ducklings can distinguish between same and different with no training […]
A Year After Pluto
By JONATHAN CORUM Spinnable maps of Pluto and Charon, one year after the NASA flyby. Published: July 14, […]
The Mirrors Behind Rembrandt’s Self-Portraits
By STEPH YIN A new paper outlines optical techniques that the 17th-century Dutch painter may have used to […]
Astronomers Discover New Likely Dwarf Planet, the Latest of Many
By KENNETH CHANG The object was seen in the Kuiper belt, a ring of icy debris beyond Neptune. […]
M7: Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
M7 is one of the most prominent open clusters of stars on the sky. The cluster, dominated by […]
‘Inverted Cheerios Effect’ Returns Physics to the Breakfast Table
By JOANNA KLEIN Scientists’ discovery that liquids are repelled from one another on a thin enough surface could […]