Scientists Link Moon’s Tilt and Earth’s Gold
By KENNETH CHANG Two planetary scientists believe that large objects passed the moon repeatedly over tens of millions […]
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Planets of the Morning
Planet Earth’s horizon stretches across this recent Solar System group portrait, seen from the southern hemisphere’s Las Campanas […]
No, the Tryptophan in Turkey Won’t Make You Sleepy
By DANIEL VICTOR A common myth suggests that the tryptophan in turkey will make you drowsy, but that’s […]
This Thanksgiving, Let’s Talk About Science
By MICHAEL ROSTON Six conversation starters from the fields of science and medicine that we hope will keep […]
Unusual Pits Discovered on Pluto
Why are there unusual pits on Pluto? The indentations were discovered during the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of […]
Aurora over Clouds
Auroras usually occur high above the clouds. The auroral glow is created when fast-moving particles ejected from the […]
Paging Dr. Pigeon; You’re Needed in Radiology
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Researchers have found that the birds can be trained to tell the difference between malignant […]
Blue Origin’s Rocket Launches, and Lands
By KENNETH CHANG Jeffrey Bezo’s company sent a rocket more than 100 kilometers in the air, which then […]
A Car Dealers Won’t Sell: It’s Electric
By MATT RICHTEL Car dealers are showing scant enthusiasm for putting consumers into electric cars, despite large fan […]
Albert Einstein and Relativity in the Pages of The Times
By MICHAEL ROSTON When Albert Einstein and his work first became known to the broader public, articles in […]