A Supernova through Galaxy Dust
Telescopes around the world are tracking a bright supernova that occurred in a nearby dusty galaxy. The powerful […]
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Coercion May Make People Feel Less Responsible for Actions
By SINDYA N. BHANOO In a study, test subjects felt more removed from the consequences of a decision […]
An Island, a Focal Point for a Healthy Marine Ecosystem
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The biomass of phytoplankton around islands is up to 86 percent greater than what’s […]
Review: In ‘The End of Average,’ Cheers for Individual Complexity
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. The author Todd Rose warns against conclusions drawn from large populations, arguing that they […]
It’s Possible to Grow a 3-D Printed Ear on a ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR With the success of growing the body parts in a lab, bioengineers are taking […]
A Sea Snail That Moves Like a Flying Insect
By JAMES GORMAN The sea butterfly, which is the size of a peppercorn, flaps winglike appendages and moves […]
For Mark Willenbring, Substance Abuse Treatment Begins With Research
By GABRIELLE GLASER A psychiatrist, countering rehabilitation programs that see abuse as a defect, instead sees a medical […]
Death Valley Is Experiencing a Colorful ‘Superbloom’
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A little rain goes far in one the hottest, driest places on earth. Published: February […]
A Black Hole That Has Stopped Swallowing Stars
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR At the core of a galaxy some 300 million light-years away is a supermassive, […]
Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries
By JUSTIN GILLIS Scientists reported Monday that flooding in coastal communities was largely a result of greenhouse gas […]