Winter Sets Global Heat Record Despite US East’s Big Chill
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal records show that this winter and the first two months of 2015 were […]
Science
Rosetta Is Tailing a Warming Comet
By JONATHAN CORUM The Rosetta spacecraft is following Comet 67P/C-G as it swings closer to the sun. Published: […]
A Rare Total Solar Eclipse
By DENNIS OVERBYE Friday’s eclipse will appear to be total only on the Faroe Islands and Svalbard, Norway, […]
Scientists Solve a Puzzle: Cosmic Dust Comes From Supernovas
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Astronomers found evidence that the dust, building material for planets and stars, survived a supernova’s […]
Coverage of Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to a Winter Low
By HENRY FOUNTAIN There was less sea ice coverage in the Arctic this winter than in any year […]
Aurora in the Backyard
On the night of March 17/18 this umbrella of northern lights unfolded over backyards in Vallentuna, Sweden about […]
Biologists Call for Ban on Gene Editing Technique in Humans
By NICHOLAS WADE A group of biologists, including the scientist who developed the technique, has called for a […]
The Next Frontier: The Great Indoors
By CARL ZIMMER As cities and suburbs have spread across continents, the amount of indoor shelter has exploded […]
Earth During a Total Eclipse of the Sun
What does the Earth look like during a total solar eclipse? It appears dark in the region where […]
Study Reveals Genetic Path of Modern Britons
By NICHOLAS WADE Researchers found that the modern British population falls into 17 clusters that are all very […]