Ronald C. Davidson, Pioneer of Fusion Power, Dies at 74
By KENNETH CHANG During Dr. Davidson’s tenure, the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory made major advances toward harnessing fusion, […]
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Suzanne Corkin, Who Helped Pinpoint Nature of Memory, Dies at ...
By BENEDICT CAREY Among many other contributions, Dr. Corkin’s work helped settle a debate about the function of […]
Review: ‘Pit Bull’ Traces Path From Fighter to Pet to ...
By JAMES GORMAN An exhaustively researched work on the much maligned dog breed concludes that they are more […]
NASA to Try Again to Inflate a Balloon-like Pod for ...
By KENNETH CHANG After a failed attempt, NASA will again pump air into the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, […]
The Winter Was Wet, but California Could Get Thirsty Again
By HENRY FOUNTAIN After a relatively wet winter that eased fears of shortages, drier conditions may return to […]
Tales of African-American History Found in DNA
By CARL ZIMMER Geneticists have studied clues in the DNA of African-Americans about the history of slavery and […]
Reduction of Nuclear Arsenal Has Slowed Under Obama, Report Finds
By WILLIAM J. BROAD As President Obama prepares to visit Hiroshima, Japan, a new census from the Pentagon […]
Celebrate Manhattanhenge This Memorial Day Weekend
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The setting sun will align perfectly with the numbered streets that run east and […]
Frogs That Escaped Extinction
By JOANNA KLEIN Robin Moore takes photos he hopes will highlight the plight of amphibian species worldwide, 40 […]
Report Warns of Climate Change Disasters That Rival Hollywood’s
By JONAH BROMWICH Bad news for Stonehenge, Venice and the Statue of Liberty. A report says climate change […]