Messier 6 and Comet Siding Spring
This looks like a near miss but the greenish coma and tail of Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) […]
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Quality of Words, Not Quantity, Is Crucial to Language Skills, ...
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA A new study found that the caliber of the words spoken to young children was […]
Rosetta’s Selfie
This Rosetta spacecraft selfie was snapped on October 7th. At the time the spacecraft was about 472 million […]
Can You Spot the Liar?
By Subjects in a study on body language and lying were asked several general questions — and then […]
C.D.C. Director Becomes Face of Nation’s Worry and Flawed Response
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Dr. Thomas R. Frieden has become the face of the Obama administration’s flawed response to […]
Mysterious Changing feature on Titan
What is that changing object in a cold hydrocarbon sea of Titan? Radar images from the robotic Cassini […]
Prosthetic Hands With a Sense of Touch
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Two men with nerve electrodes implanted in their prosthetic arms were able to perform complex […]
A Threat Is Seen in Pumas’ Isolation
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Human development is causing a sharp decline in genetic diversity among mountain lions in Southern […]
Auroral Corona over Norway
Higher than the highest mountain lies the realm of the aurora. Auroras rarely reach below 60 kilometers, and […]
Death Has Its Benefits, Giraffes Among Us, Not Hiding Hair ...
By Letters to the editor and online comments. Published: October 14, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Science Read […]