Texas Scientist With a Thing for Longhorns
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS David M. Hillis, an evolutionary biologist, has employed genetics, biochemistry and computation to figure out […]
Science
Almost Time for Pluto’s Close-Up
By KENNETH CHANG In a few days, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will zip past the former ninth planet, […]
Leaving Salt in the Shaker
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY A hypertension specialist considers the possible effects of not adding any salt to one’s […]
Nuclear Inspectors Await Chance to Use Modern Tools in Iran
By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD Laser sensors, smart cameras and encrypted networks are at the […]
Nuclear Inspectors Await Chance to Use Modern Tools in Iran
By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD Laser sensors, smart cameras and encrypted networks are at the […]
Russian Craft Delivers Long-Awaited Cargo to Space Station
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked successfully at the International Space Station, where […]
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi produces the arcing interstellar bow wave or […]
Colorado’s Push Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success
By SABRINA TAVERNISE A program to offer long-acting birth control, like free IUDs and implants, has helped drop […]
Aurora Australis
Not fireworks, these intense shimmering lights still danced across Earth’s night skies late last month, seen here above […]
Russian Supply Ship Launched to International Space Station
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Russian booster rocket on Friday successfully launched an unmanned cargo ship to the […]