Arming the Immune System Against Cancer
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS James P. Allison, who saw the devastating effects of cancer on his family, discovered a […]
Science
Two Strains of H.I.V. Cut Vastly Different Paths
By CARL ZIMMER Researchers traced the origins of two subtypes of H.I.V.-1. One subtype stayed in Cameroon; the […]
Termites: Guardians of the Soil
By NATALIE ANGIER From jungles to drylands, colonies are preserving landscapes and protecting ecosystems. Just keep them out […]
Nature’s Fighter Jets With Flapping Wings
By JAMES GORMAN Video from a camera on a goshawk’s head shows that the bird uses different pursuit […]
Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies
Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured above is […]
Moon Venus Mars Skyline
Taken on February 20, five different exposures made in rapid succession were used to created this tantalizing telephoto […]
Long Lovejoy and Little Dumbbell
Buffeted by the solar wind, Comet Lovejoy’s crooked ion tail stretches over 3 degrees across this telescopic field […]
In Short-Lived Fish, Secrets to Aging
By CARL ZIMMER Turquoise killifish last no more than a few months, giving researchers a faster way of […]
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 […]
On Nantucket, Surf’s Up, if You’re Part Penguin
By KENNETH CHANG and CORNELIA DEAN A photographer captured slushy waves in Massachusetts, a wintry phenomenon that even […]