Climate Change Could Harm British Butterflies
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Six species of butterflies in Britain will face local extinction by 2050 because of […]
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A Sagittarius Triplet
These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields […]
When Dams Come Down, Salmon and Sand Can Prosper
By CORNELIA DEAN The removal of a dam on the Elwha River in Washington has found a beneficiary […]
Growing Vegetables in Space, NASA Astronauts Tweet Their Lunch
By KATIE ROGERS The local food movement has reached the final frontier. Published: August 11, 2015 at 02:00AM […]
The Roanoke Colonists: Lost, and Found?
By THEO EMERY Archaelogical finds in North Carolina may provide clues to the fate of at least some […]
HCG 87: A Small Group of Galaxies
Sometimes galaxies form groups. For example, our own Milky Way Galaxy is part of the Local Group of […]
Curiosity s View
By planet Earth’s calendar, the Curiosity Mars Rover reached its 3rd anniversary on the surface of the Red […]
How to Save a Sinking Coast? Katrina Created a Laboratory
By JOHN SCHWARTZ In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana’s losses have overshadowed the restorative steps it […]
Full Earth, Full Moon
The Moon was new on July 16. Its familiar nearside facing the surface of planet Earth was in […]
Frances Oldham Kelsey, F.D.A. Doctor Who Exposed Danger of Thalidomide, ...
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Dr. Kelsey became a 20th-century American heroine for sparing the United States from widespread […]