Decades of Data Fail to Resolve Debate on Treating Tiny ...
By GINA KOLATA The study’s authors said the data indicates that treatment has not made much of a […]
Science
Jacob Bekenstein, Physicist Who Revolutionized Theory of Black Holes, Dies ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE Dr. Bekenstein, whose proposition on entropy and space eventually won over a skeptical Stephen Hawking, […]
Study Finds Surprising Byproduct of Middle Eastern Conflicts: Cleaner Air
By JOHN SCHWARTZ A paper published in the journal Science found that Middle Eastern cities involved in wars […]
Sprites from Space
An old Moon and the stars of Orion rose above the eastern horizon on August 10. The Moon’s […]
Study: Hunting for Bigger Fish, Game Isn’t Sustainable
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Humans are fishing and hunting animals that are the wrong size and age, in […]
Feeling the Heat: Earth in July Was Hottest Month on ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Earth just keeps getting hotter. July was the planet’s warmest month on record, smashing […]
John Henry Holland, Who Computerized Evolution, Dies at 86
By WILLIAM GRIMES Dr. Holland developed computer codes, which he called genetic algorithms, that mimicked evolutionary processes by […]
Evolving a Defense, Mimics Save Themselves
By CARL ZIMMER Many animals make elaborate disguises to save themselves from predators. And the disguises often seem […]
Can You Spot the Mimic?
By MICHAEL ROSTON and ALBERT SUN Many species in nature mimic other organisms or features of their environment. […]
M27: Not a Comet
While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list […]