Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in this alluring telescopic mosaic. The scene is anchored […]
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GlaxoSmithKline Leads In Getting Drugs to Poor
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Early editions of the Access to Medicine Index focused on infectious and tropical […]
The Ants of Manhattan
By RACHEL NUWER From subways to sky-high offices, people scurry to and fro in Manhattan, creating something like […]
Gray Seals Are Eating Into Porpoise Population
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Gray seals are a major predator of harbor porpoises, according to DNA analysis of […]
NASA Sees Capsule Test as a Step Toward Mars
By KENNETH CHANG If the Orion test flight succeeds Thursday, it will be the first time since Apollo […]
Eta Carinae and the Expanding Homunculus Nebula
How did the Eta Carinae star system create this unusual expanding nebula? No one knows for sure. About […]
Bugs in Manhattan Compete With Rats for Food Refuse
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR A new study has found that millions of tiny insects are potentially consuming the equivalent […]
Patient Results, Risks Beyond Fertility, Tallying Up What We Eat
By Unknown Author Letters to the editor and online comments. Published: December 2, 2014 at 01:00AM from NYT […]
A Vulture’s Gut Is Simple but Seems Effective
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Their guts contain only 76 micro-organisms, yet they are not harmed when ingesting wastes […]
Where a ‘Vampire’ Threat Hit Close to Home
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A new study in the journal PLOS One indicates that it was locals, not […]