A Spectre in the Eastern Veil
Frightening forms and scary faces are a mark of the Halloween season. They also haunt this cosmic close-up […]
Science
Infection That Devastates Amphibians, Already in Europe, Could Spread to ...
By JAMES GORMAN Fire-bellied newts imported from Asia through the pet trade may be spreading a fungal disease […]
From Ancient DNA, a Clearer Picture of Europeans Today
By CARL ZIMMER New studies of genomes thousands of years old have allowed scientists to see bits of […]
Iridescent Cloud Edge Over Colorado
Sometimes your eclipse viewing goes bad in an interesting way. While watching and photographing last Thursday‘s partial solar […]
Antares Rocket Explosion Leaves Questions and Dead Mosquito Eggs
By KENNETH CHANG Investigators are trying to determine why a rocket taking supplies to the International Space Station […]
Three Divergent Visions of Our Future Under Climate Change
By NATHANIEL RICH Three books — one optimistic, one cataclysmic and one polemic — discuss what climate change […]
A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox
By DENNIS OVERBYE A paradox around matter leaking from black holes puts into question various scientific axioms: Either […]
Retrograde Mars
Why would Mars appear to move backwards? Most of the time, the apparent motion of Mars in Earth’s […]
Rocket Bound for Space Station Explodes
By KENNETH CHANG The unmanned cargo rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a NASA site in eastern Virginia. […]
A Mathematical Thriller and an Exhibition of What Could Go ...
By JASCHA HOFFMAN Upcoming events include a thriller about a British mathematician, an exhibition on the science of […]