The Sands of Time by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
The depth of sand on a beach can vary considerably from location to location. Human intervention often doesn’t […]
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The Amargosa River Defies the Desert by JIM ROBBINS
The slender, delicate stream flows through the Mojave, giving life to plants and animals found nowhere else in […]
An Ancient Step Toward Modern Birds by NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Anchiornis was a feathered dinosaur, about the size of a pigeon and incapable of flight. Its wings say […]
An 8th Planet Is Found Orbiting a Distant Star, With ...
A Google neural network analyzed data collected by NASA and helped astronomers detect another planet around a star […]
Trump’s E.P.A. Chemical Safety Nominee Withdraws by SHEILA KAPLAN and ...
The nominee, Michael L. Dourson, had faced criticism on several fronts for his ties to the chemical industry. […]
The Great Red Spot Descends Deep Into Jupiter by KENNETH ...
The iconic storm plunges 200 miles beneath the clouds of the solar system’s largest planet, and possibly much […]
A Tinier Moon May Orbit the Tiny Distant Object That ...
When the New Horizons spacecraft that passed Pluto in 2015 completes its flyby of 2014 MU69 at the […]
How Layers in a Latte Form by JOANNA KLEIN
A retired engineer’s accident while making a coffee drink spurred fluid dynamics researchers to study how espresso and […]
Ticks Trapped in Amber Were Likely Sucking Dinosaur Blood by ...
It is rare to find parasites with their hosts in the fossil record, and the discovery is the […]
Curious Orangutans, Raised by Humans, Do Better on Cognitive Tests ...
Orangutans who were raised around people in safe environments are more curious and score better on cognitive tests. […]