Skeleton Points to Early Leprosy in England
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The 1,500-year-old bones suggest that the disease may have come to Britain from Scandinavia. […]
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Secret Vessel to Test Durability of Materials in Space, NASA ...
By KENNETH CHANG The X-37B, a secret unmanned spacecraft operated by the Air Force, is expected to take […]
Data Suggests Legs and Toes in Ancestor of Living Snakes
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR All of today’s more than 3,400 snake species may have descended from the same […]
Human Ingenuity Takes On Cancer’s Darwinian Ways
By GEORGE JOHNSON One of the most encouraging developments in cancer research has been the effort to help […]
Monkeys Provide Clues to How Tool Use Developed
By JAMES GORMAN Researchers are looking at modern primates’ use of stones to gain an idea about how […]
Auroras and Star Trails over Iceland
It was one of the quietest nights of aurora in weeks. Even so, in northern- Iceland during last […]
Indian Subcontinent’s Quake-Causing Collision Course
By KENNETH CHANG Geologists have conflicting theories as to why India is still on the move, up to […]
When Birds Squawk, Other Species Seem to Listen
By CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON A professor’s hunch is that birds are saying much more in warning of danger than […]
NGC 2440: Pearl of a New White Dwarf
Like a pearl, a white dwarf star shines best after being freed from its shell. In this analogy, […]
Freezing Fish, Killing Parasites?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Deep-freezing fish can kill harmful parasites if the temperature stays cold enough long enough, […]