U.S. Acts to Spur Development of High-Tech Reactors
By HENRY FOUNTAIN The Energy Department will provide X-energy and Southern Company up to $40 million each for […]
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A Dark Sand Dune on Mars
What is that dark sand dune doing on Mars? NASA‘s robotic rover Curiosity has been studying it to […]
Prepare for a Celestial Spectacle as Five Planets Align
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR For the first time in more than a decade, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and […]
Bird Brains: Smarter Than We Thought
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Understanding how young zebra finches acquire their courtship songs may shed light on how […]
Desert Rats Finding Meals Less Palatable
By SINDYA N. BHANOO As the climate warms, wood rats in the Mojave Desert are less able to […]
‘Hack the Dinos’ Helps Paleontologists
By KENNETH CHANG A November contest at the American Museum of Natural History gave programmers a chance to […]
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
Does the closest star to our Sun have planets? No one is sure — but you can now […]
In Argentina, Rancher’s Discovery Leads to Largest Titanosaur
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD A cast of the creature is now at the American Museum of Natural History. […]
Video: SpaceX Rocket Landing Ends in Explosion
By MIKE McPHATE The latest attempt by Elon Musk’s company to recover one of its rockets after a […]
The Big Search to Find Out Where Dogs Come From
By JAMES GORMAN With a major study of ancient bones and DNA, scientists hope to determine where and […]