Northern Lights above Lofoten
The Aurora Borealis or northern lights are familiar visitors to night skies above the village of Reine in […]
Science
New ‘Extinct’ Meteorite Hints at Violent Cosmic Collision
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The discovery in a Swedish limestone quarry is unlike any meteorite ever before found […]
Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for Crops
By CARL ZIMMER Already lurking in the soil beneath our feet is a complex microbial world that could […]
Fighting ISIS With an Algorithm, Physicists Try to Predict Attacks
By PAM BELLUCK A new mathematical model aims to track the activity of Islamic State sympathizers online and […]
You Want Tastier Coffee? Freeze Beans, Then Grind.
By JOANNA KLEIN The colder the bean, the more uniform the grind and the more flavorful the brew, […]
Tornado Storms Colorado-Nebraska Border
By THE NEW YORK TIMES A tornado hit Peetz, Colo., a town near the Nebraska line, on Monday, […]
Short Answers to Your Good Questions About Black Holes
By DENNIS OVERBYE The Times’s cosmic affairs correspondent doesn’t know what happens at a black hole’s center, but […]
Scientists Hear a Second Chirp From Colliding Black Holes
By DENNIS OVERBYE The noise, which lasted about a second, emanated from the collision of black holes roughly […]
The North America and Pelican Nebulas
Here lie familiar shapes in unfamiliar locations. On the left is an emission nebula cataloged as NGC 7000, […]
The North America and Pelican Nebulas
Here lie familiar shapes in unfamiliar locations. On the left is an emission nebula cataloged as NGC 7000, […]