Prehistoric Massacre Hints at War Among Hunter-Gatherers
By JAMES GORMAN A dig in Kenya has uncovered the remains of a slaughter from 10,000 years ago, […]
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Ninth Planet May Exist in Solar System Beyond Pluto, Scientists ...
By KENNETH CHANG Two professors at the California Institute of Technology laid out an argument for the new […]
2015 Was Hottest Year in Recorded History, Scientists Say
By JUSTIN GILLIS The bulk of the record-setting heat, NASA and NOAA say, is from long-term planetary warming […]
U.S. Acts to Spur Development of High-Tech Reactors
By HENRY FOUNTAIN The Energy Department will provide X-energy and Southern Company up to $40 million each for […]
Prepare for a Celestial Spectacle as Five Planets Align
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR For the first time in more than a decade, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and […]
Bird Brains: Smarter Than We Thought
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Understanding how young zebra finches acquire their courtship songs may shed light on how […]
Desert Rats Finding Meals Less Palatable
By SINDYA N. BHANOO As the climate warms, wood rats in the Mojave Desert are less able to […]
‘Hack the Dinos’ Helps Paleontologists
By KENNETH CHANG A November contest at the American Museum of Natural History gave programmers a chance to […]
In Argentina, Rancher’s Discovery Leads to Largest Titanosaur
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD A cast of the creature is now at the American Museum of Natural History. […]
Video: SpaceX Rocket Landing Ends in Explosion
By MIKE McPHATE The latest attempt by Elon Musk’s company to recover one of its rockets after a […]