Irwin A. Rose, Nobel-Winning Biochemist, Dies at 88
By KENNETH CHANG Dr. Rose’s early interest in the problem of protein disposal helped lead to the development […]
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Chimps Would Cook if Given the Chance, Research Says
By JAMES GORMAN Scientists from Harvard and Yale found that chimpanzees would give up raw food on the […]
The Upper Crust in a Tectonic Plate Collision
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Oceanic and continental plates have different levels of buoyancy that help determine which one […]
This Has Been a Month of Extreme Weather Around the ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Even for a world getting used to wild weather, May seems stuck on strange. […]
Climate Model Suggests Everest Glaciers Could Nearly Disappear
By RACHEL NUWER A new computer model suggests that without changes to greenhouse gas emissions, the Everest region […]
Review: ‘Unforgettable’ by Scott Simon: Saying Goodbye 140 Characters at ...
By STEVEN PETROW In his memoir, Scott Simon recounts his talks with his dying mother on Twitter, joining.a […]
Medicine’s Hidden Roots in an Ancient Manuscript
By MARK SCHROPE A language scholar sets out to find the missing pages of an ancient, influential medical […]
World Science Festival Finds Success in Physics, and More, as ...
By JOSHUA A. KRISCH Brian Greene, the physicist and a festival founder, and Alan Alda, a board member, […]
Saigas, an Endangered Antelope, Dying of Mystery Disease
By CARL ZIMMER In the past two weeks, more than third of all saigas have been killed, conservationists […]
No, You Can’t Blame Your Belly on Traffic
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A recent study found an association between traffic noise exposure and an increase in […]