Where Did the Right Whales Go? by KAREN WEINTRAUB
New evidence suggests that the endangered population lost much of a critical food source, but may be stabilizing […]
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Can Trump Put NASA Astronauts on the Moon by 2024? ...
While the Artemis program faces obstacles, the administration’s plan could speed the status quo for America’s space program. […]
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May ...
A cache of microscopic fossils from the Arctic hints that fungi reached land long before plants. Published: May […]
How Making Chocolate Is Like Mixing Cement by VERONIQUE GREENWOOD
Researchers delved into the physics of conching, the stirring process that transforms ground cacao into a meltingly smooth […]
I Have the Tree. Where’s the Grapefruit? by C. CLAIBORNE ...
Grapefruit trees need light, bees — and a temperature gradient. Published: May 20, 2019 at 02:00AM from #NYT […]
Why High-Class People Get Away With Incompetence by HEATHER MURPHY
People who came from higher social classes were more likely to have an inflated sense of their skills, […]
Peering Beneath a Source of El Capitan’s Deadly Rockfalls by ...
Thermal imaging reveals surprisingly little “glue” between the famous rock’s face and sheets that are peeling off it. […]
‘Earthworm Dilemma’ Has Climate Scientists Racing to Keep Up by ...
Worms are wriggling into Earth’s northernmost forests, creating major unknowns for climate-change models. Published: May 20, 2019 at […]
The Ins and Outs of Knit Theory by SIOBHAN ROBERTS
For physicist Elisabetta Matsumoto, “knitting is coding,” and yarn is a programmable material. Published: May 17, 2019 at […]
SpaceX Again Delays Starlink Internet Satellite Launch by KENNETH CHANG
Elon Musk’s company will wait until next week to test its system that aims to provide high-speed internet […]