Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech
By BENEDICT CAREY and JAN HOFFMAN Many people are left speechless when a companion uses ethnic, sexist or […]
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Metaphorically Speaking, Men Are Expected to be Struck by Genius, ...
By JOANNA KLEIN Research into the metaphors used to describe inventions found that they carried implicit associations about […]
Jaws: The Tale of the Fearsome Stag Beetle
By JAMES GORMAN The bigger the mandibles, the more likely a male is to defeat a challenger for […]
Obama Gives New Details About Sending People to Mars
By DANIEL VICTOR President Obama and NASA officials described the country’s plans for space exploration, including a partnership […]
The Trees of New York City
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Why do I see only deciduous trees, not evergreens, planted along New York City […]
Telescope to Seek Earthlike Planet in Alpha Centauri System
By KENNETH CHANG A scientific research consortium plans to build a telescope that will seek out an ocean-covered […]
Jamaican Rock Iguanas Get a Shot at a New Home ...
By JOANNA KLEIN A decision on the siting of a seaport could improve the prospects of the restoration […]
Climate Change Blamed for Half of Increased Forest Fire Danger
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A study found that human-caused warming was responsible for 55 percent of the rise in […]
Climate Change Blamed for Half of Increased Forest Fire Danger
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A study found that human-caused warming was responsible for 55 percent of the rise in […]
Learning From Dogs as They Sniff Out Their World
By JAN HOFFMAN A walk in the park with an author and her pet also gives insight as […]