Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black?
By Unknown Author Our perception of color depends on interpreting the amount of light in a room or […]
Science
Art for the Knowing Nose
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Peter De Cupere works in sewage and urinal cakes, candy and flowers — anything to […]
Flapping the Flab Away, in Theory
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Remember those old machines with the moving belts that would work on the midsection? […]
Study Forecasts 70% Loss of West Canada’s Glaciers
By JOHN SCHWARTZ The new research on western Canada’s glaciers had implications for predicting glacier loss around the […]
NGC 3293: A Bright Young Star Cluster
Hot blue stars shine brightly in this beautiful, recently formed galactic or “open” star cluster. Open cluster NGC […]
In Hawaii, Chickens Gone Wild
By KENNETH CHANG Feral birds on the island of Kauai offer clues to how animals become domesticated. Published: […]
Planes Without Pilots
By JOHN MARKOFF Technological advances are making human pilots less necessary in the cockpit. But will passengers board […]
The Mind of Those Who Kill, and Kill Themselves
By ERICA GOODE Murder-suicides, like the one apparently perpetrated by Andreas Lubitz, often have at their roots narcissism, […]
Beneath California Crops, Groundwater Crisis Grows
By JUSTIN GILLIS and MATT RICHTEL Farmers are pumping billions of gallons of water from the ground, depleting […]
Saturn, Tethys, Rings, and Shadows
Seen from ice moon Tethys, rings and shadows would display fantastic views of the Saturnian system. Haven’t dropped […]