Fernando Corbató, a Father of Your Computer (and Your Password), ...
In a breakthrough in the 1960s, he showed that computers could be used interactively with quick results, and […]
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Rene Favaloro, a Pioneering Surgeon, Is Honored in Today’s Google ...
Dr. Favaloro, a leader in heart-bypass surgery and a revered figure in Argentina, died in 2000. Published: July […]
A Burning Lava Lake Concealed by a Volcano’s Glacial Ice ...
Persistent pools of lava are quite rare on Earth, and it took years of satellite images to find […]
Manhattanhenge July 2019: When and Where to Watch by NICHOLAS ...
It got rained out in May, but you’ll get another chance to take “the best sunset picture of […]
Neglected After Apollo, the Moon Comes Back Around by KENNETH ...
Something of a new lunar race is underway, but the motivations differ from what put men on the […]
Andrew Dibner, Medical Alert Pioneer, Is Dead at 93 by ...
Concerned about what happens when people fall and can’t reach a telephone to call an ambulance, Mr. Dibner, […]
Hold ’Em or Fold ’Em? This A.I. Bluffs With the ...
Pluribus, a poker-playing algorithm, can beat the world’s top human players, proving that machines, too, can master our […]
Francine Shapiro, Developer of Eye-Movement Therapy, Dies at 71 by ...
Dr. Shapiro’s technique for dealing with trauma was initially met with some skepticism. But it has attracted devotees […]
Why Did This Extinct Bird Have Such a Weird, Long ...
The Cretaceous Period flyer, trapped in amber 99 million years ago, had features unlike any bird living today. […]
Should Neil Armstrong’s Bootprints Be on the Moon Forever? by ...
With renewed interest in the moon, some say it’s time to consider whether, and how, to preserve humanity’s […]