Edwin Goldwasser, Physicist Who Co-Founded Fermilab, Dies at 97
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Dr. Goldwasser helped build one of the world’s most powerful particle accelerators and make […]
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Searching for the Human Factor in Deadly Avalanches
By STEPH YIN Dozens of people die in avalanches each year, mostly while skiing and snowmobiling. Researchers set […]
The Biggest Digital Map of the Cosmos Ever Made
By DENNIS OVERBYE The Pan-Starrs telescope on the island of Maui released an astronomical survey that includes two […]
How a Fish That Hatches in Coral Reefs Finds Its ...
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR The larvae of Doederlein’s Cardinalfish appear to use the Earth’s magnetic forces to guide their […]
Vera Rubin, 88, Dies; Opened Doors in Astronomy, and for ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE Dr. Rubin, who was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1993, ushered in the […]
Opioids Contribute to a Rising Death Toll: 28,647 in 2014
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Fatal drug overdoses have nearly tripled over the past few years, largely because of opioid […]
Don’t Count on Vitamins for Better Sleep
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Rates of insomnia and vitamin B12 deficiency generally increase in older people, but supplements […]
When Water Balloons Hit a Bed of Nails and Don’t ...
By JOANNA KLEIN A physicist and her students used a balloon and a bed of nails to make […]
Sidney Drell, Who Advised Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at ...
By WILLIAM GRIMES Dr. Drell served on a series of advisory groups that helped advance the technology of […]
Cold Tolerance Among Inuit May Come From Extinct Human Relatives
By STEPH YIN Gene variants that might give Inuit in Greenland more heat-generating fat matches up with DNA […]