This Has Been a Month of Extreme Weather Around the ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Even for a world getting used to wild weather, May seems stuck on strange. […]
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Climate Model Suggests Everest Glaciers Could Nearly Disappear
By RACHEL NUWER A new computer model suggests that without changes to greenhouse gas emissions, the Everest region […]
Review: ‘Unforgettable’ by Scott Simon: Saying Goodbye 140 Characters at ...
By STEVEN PETROW In his memoir, Scott Simon recounts his talks with his dying mother on Twitter, joining.a […]
Medicine’s Hidden Roots in an Ancient Manuscript
By MARK SCHROPE A language scholar sets out to find the missing pages of an ancient, influential medical […]
Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe
Long ago, far away, a star exploded. Supernova 1994D, visible as the bright spot on the lower left, […]
World Science Festival Finds Success in Physics, and More, as ...
By JOSHUA A. KRISCH Brian Greene, the physicist and a festival founder, and Alan Alda, a board member, […]
Messier Craters in Stereo
Many bright nebulae and star clusters in planet Earth’s sky are associated with the name of astronomer Charles […]
Saigas, an Endangered Antelope, Dying of Mystery Disease
By CARL ZIMMER In the past two weeks, more than third of all saigas have been killed, conservationists […]
Saturn at Opposition
Telescopic observers on Earth have been treated to spectacular views of Saturn lately as the ringed planet reached […]
No, You Can’t Blame Your Belly on Traffic
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A recent study found an association between traffic noise exposure and an increase in […]