Learning How Little We Know About the Brain
By JAMES GORMAN Research on the brain is surging. Yet the growing body of data is highlighting great […]
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The Protoplanetary Disk of HL Tauri from ALMA
Why does this giant disk have gaps? The exciting and probable answer is: planets. A mystery is how […]
Preserving an Accident for the Good of Nature
By FELICITY BARRINGER The Salton Sea, a briny lake created by a mismanaged effort to divert a river, […]
A Tricky Transition From Fossil Fuel
By JUSTIN GILLIS Denmark is pursuing the world’s most ambitious policy against climate change, but conventional electricity remains […]
A Surprising Appetite for Dead Jellyfish
By JAMES GORMAN Contrary to conventional wisdom, an accumulation of the gooey bodies at the bottom of the […]
Scientists, and Universe’s Odd Behavior, Are Recognized With $3 Million ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE In all, $36 million was awarded to scientists as part of an effort by tech […]
Climate Tools Seek to Bend Nature’s Path
By HENRY FOUNTAIN It’s called geoengineering, and its possibilities, like reflective droplets in the sky and rocks that […]
The Cat’s Eye Nebula from Hubble
To some, it may look like a cat’s eye. The alluring Cat’s Eye nebula, however, lies three thousand […]
The Dawn of Nuclear Weapons Goes Viral
By WILLIAM J. BROAD Waves of declassified photographs and movies from the nation’s push to make Little Boy […]
Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660
NGC 660 is featured in this cosmic snapshot, a sharp composite of broad and narrow band filter image […]