The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. […]
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Honeybees’ Mysterious Die-Off Appears to Worsen
By MICHAEL WINES Deaths rose sharply last summer, a survey by the Bee Informed Partnership reported, and beekeepers […]
Beetle Found, No Sign of Relatives
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A newly identified species has been discovered in the wetlands of South Africa, a […]
Two Worlds One Sun
How different does sunset appear from Mars than from Earth? For comparison, two images of our common star […]
Review: In ‘Extreme,’ by Emma Barrett and Paul Martin, Psychologists ...
By CHRISTIE ASCHWANDEN Space travel and mountain climbing require long periods of boredom and sleep deprivation. Achievers tend […]
‘Submarine’ With a Head and Eyes, 500 Million Years Old
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A fossilized arthropod found in the Canadian Rockies may offer clues to how heads […]
NASA’s Mercury Messenger: What It Learned Before It Crashed
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The spacecraft, which orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into it, found that […]
Best-Selling Science Books
By Unknown Author A selection of best-selling nonfiction books about the sciences. Published: May 12, 2015 at 02:00AM […]
Reverse Engineering Birds’ Beaks Into Dinosaur Bones
By CARL ZIMMER In a study published in the journal Evolution, scientists say they have found a way […]
Multiple Colors Can Trick the Mind
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Unlike perfect pitch, the human ability to remember colors over any period of time, […]