Science, Now Under Scrutiny Itself
By BENEDICT CAREY A steady increase in study retractions has alarmed journals and scientists, raising difficult questions about […]
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A Jellyfish That Quickly Puts Itself Back Together
By SINDYA N. BHANOO When a juvenile moon jellyfish loses tentacles, it rapidly reorganizes its remaining limbs in […]
A Colorful Lunar Corona
What are those colorful rings around the Moon? A corona. Rings like this will sometimes appear when the […]
Naomi Oreskes, a Lightning Rod in a Changing Climate
By JUSTIN GILLIS Dr. Oreskes is fast becoming one of the biggest names in climate science by using […]
Philae Spacecraft Reawakens on a Speeding Comet With Data for ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR In November, the European Space Agency landed a probe on a speeding comet, but […]
Comet Lander Philae Awakes From Hibernation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS After seven months, the comet lander Philae woke up and has managed to communicate […]
Aid to Women, or Bottom Line? Advocates Split on Libido ...
By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ANDREW POLLACK While some feminists lend heft to a campaign for a pill to […]
U.S. Will Call All Chimps ‘Endangered’
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Wild chimpanzees have been deemed endangered for decades, but the new rules from the […]
The Medusa Nebula
Braided, serpentine filaments of glowing gas suggest this nebula’s popular name, The Medusa Nebula. Also known as Abell […]
A Paleontologist Deconstructs ‘Jurassic World’
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Velociraptors would not be able to snarl and other dinosaur facts that you can […]