A Cosmic Comet Breakup
By DENNIS OVERBYE When astronomers saw Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami 150 million miles from the sun last January, it was […]
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Are Subpoenas on Exxon Mobil Inquiries Valid? Experts Say Yes, ...
By JOHN SCHWARTZ A House panel heard conflicting testimony over whether exceptional subpoenas arising from investigations of Exxon […]
Why Pluto’s Moon Charon Wears a Red Cap
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH and NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The dwarf planet releases gases that cause its moon Charon’s […]
‘Command and Control’ Warns of Decline of Nation’s Nuclear Complex
By WILLIAM J. BROAD The documentary, directed by Robert Kenner, tells the story of a missile accident in […]
Is Space Junk Creating Earth’s Own Ring?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY From a certain point of view, all that stuff does look like a ring. […]
Edward Humes on How Transportation Overkill Is Killing Us
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author examines the wastefulness, in more ways than one, of […]
Lasker Awards Given for Work in Physiology, Virology and Science ...
By STEPH YIN This year’s honors speak to the additive nature of scientific research, with prizes recognizing people […]
The New Ghost Snake in Madagascar
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Scientists discovered Madagoscarophis lolo, a new species of snake, on a rocky plateau in northern […]
Visions of Life on Mars in Earth’s Depths
By KENNETH CHANG Far down in a South African gold mine, scientists are studying tiny life-forms that live […]
August Ties July for Hottest Month on Record
By KAREN WORKMAN The newest record continues a trend that points to 2016 becoming the hottest year since […]