How Bad Is Your Air-Conditioner for the Planet?
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG Governments recently met to limit a chemical with a powerful heat trapping effect, highlighting air-conditioning’s […]
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Monkeys That Smile the Way We Do
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A recent study shows that seven baby Japanese macaques spontaneously smiled a combined 58 times […]
As Peat Bogs Burn, a Climate Threat Rises
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Warming temperatures can dry out northern peatlands, increasing the risk of fires that release thousands […]
Ahmed H. Zewail, Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 70
By KENNETH CHANG Dr. Zewail, a naturalized American citizen, was the first Arab to win a Nobel in […]
The Particle That Wasn’t
By DENNIS OVERBYE Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider reveal that mounds of data did not support […]
First We Made Fire! But It May Have Come With ...
By STEPH YIN Figuring out how to make fire was no doubt an evolutionary boon to our ancestors. […]
Some Millennials Are Not Having Sex. But a Vast Majority ...
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH A study found sexual inactivity among young people who did not go to college […]
How Sunflowers Follow the Sun, Day After Day
By JOANNA KLEIN New research has revealed that the plant’s internal clock and ability to detect light work […]
An Ancient ‘Echo Hunter’ Provides Clues on Whale Evolution
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH A newly-identified ancient species of whale suggests the water-bound mammals were capable of ultrasonic […]
Debate Over Trump’s Fitness Raises Issue of Checks on Nuclear ...
By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER There are no checks on a president’s power to wage […]