Comet Lovejoy in a Winter Sky
Which of these night sky icons can you find in this beautiful and deep exposure of the northern […]
Science
Ancient Skull Adds New Insight to Story of Human Evolution
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD Researchers have discovered a 55,000-year-old fossil skull that they say is a missing connection […]
Cleaning Up Water by Running It Through Dirt
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Storm runoff can be toxic to aquatic life, but a study suggests that filtering the […]
Treatment of Overdose Will Cost Cities Less
By SABRINA TAVERNISE The Clinton Foundation on Monday announced that it had negotiated a lower price for an […]
Study Suggests Earlier Use of Tools by Hominids
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Human ancestors developed hands that were better suited to holding tools than climbing trees up […]
British Data Echoes U.S. Climate Report
By REUTERS Last year tied with 2010 as the hottest on record, in a new sign of long-term […]
My Very Educated Readers Just Served Us Some New Planet ...
By Unknown Author We asked our readers to submit their own mnemonics, including the dwarf planets. Here are […]
Our Galaxys Magnetic Field from Planck
What does the magnetic field of our Galaxy look like? It has long been known that a modest […]
Snowstorm’s Forecast Was Mostly Right, Even if It Felt Wrong ...
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Meteorologists said their computer models correctly predicted a major snowfall in the Northeast, but it […]
How the Smell of Rain Bubbles From the Ground
By JAMES GORMAN Two M.I.T. scientists found that the right velocity of a raindrop on the right kind […]