Online Classes Appeal More to the Affluent
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Residents of poor neighborhoods are less likely than those in wealthier ones to enroll […]
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As Aging Population Grows, So Do Robotic Health Aides
By JOHN MARKOFF Roboticists and physicians predict that a new wave of technological advances, including drones, will help […]
Draft Agreement for Paris Climate Negotiators
By Unknown Author The working version of text that negotiators at the Paris climate conference will mark up […]
Chief of House Science Panel Picks Battle Over Climate Paper
By JOHN SCHWARTZ As nearly 200 nations convene in Paris to fight climate change, Representative Lamar Smith continues […]
Steven Vogel, Biologist Who Studied How Things Move, Dies at ...
By JAMES GORMAN Professor Vogel’s research and writing on how living things move in air and water helped […]
Data Storage on DNA Can Keep It Safe for Centuries
By JOHN MARKOFF Scientists have shown that DNA molecules can be the basis for a long-term storage system […]
Scientists Place Moratorium on Edits to Human Genome That Could ...
By NICHOLAS WADE The moratorium by China, Britain and the United States comes after the invention of a […]
Parents May Pass Down More Than Just Genes, Study Suggests
By CARL ZIMMER A new study found genetic differences in men’s sperm after they underwent gastric bypass surgery. […]
New Substance Is Harder Than Diamond, Scientists Say
By JONAH BROMWICH Researchers said they have developed a technique for creating a substance they are calling Q-carbon, […]
Hawaii Court Rescinds Permit to Build Thirty Meter Telescope
By DENNIS OVERBYE Construction of the telescope had been stalled since April, when protesters blocked crews from the […]