NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis
Magnificent island universe NGC 2403 stands within the boundaries of the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis. Some 10 million light-years […]
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Measuring the Planet’s Health in Vibrant Shades of Green
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG By seeing which ecosystems are experiencing the most change at the plant level, scientists hope […]
Hitomi Launches
On February 17 at 5:45pm JST this H-IIA rocket blasted skyward from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center located off […]
Zika Outbreak Could Be an Omen of the Global Warming ...
By JUSTIN GILLIS In the coming decades, global warming is likely to increase the range and speed the […]
Milky Way over the Pinnacles in Australia
What strange world is this? Earth. In the foreground of the featured image are the Pinnacles, unusual rock […]
Ancient Humans May Have Left a Genetic Mark on Neanderthals
By CARL ZIMMER On top of abundant evidence that humans carry Neanderthal DNA, a new study shows that […]
Letters to the Editor
By Unknown Author Readers respond to articles in Science Times. Published: February 16, 2016 at 01:00AM from #NYT […]
Star Forming Region S106
Massive star IRS 4 is beginning to spread its wings. Born only about 100,000 years ago, material streaming […]
E-Commerce: Convenience Built on a Mountain of Cardboard
By MATT RICHTEL Delivery services now come through in hours, not days. But the boxes after boxes generated […]
Wild Tomatoes Repel Whiteflies, Study Finds
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The farm pests attack many domestic crops, but crossbreeding with wild types may help […]