Review: In ‘Extreme,’ by Emma Barrett and Paul Martin, Psychologists ...
By CHRISTIE ASCHWANDEN Space travel and mountain climbing require long periods of boredom and sleep deprivation. Achievers tend […]
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‘Submarine’ With a Head and Eyes, 500 Million Years Old
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A fossilized arthropod found in the Canadian Rockies may offer clues to how heads […]
NASA’s Mercury Messenger: What It Learned Before It Crashed
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The spacecraft, which orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into it, found that […]
Best-Selling Science Books
By Unknown Author A selection of best-selling nonfiction books about the sciences. Published: May 12, 2015 at 02:00AM […]
Reverse Engineering Birds’ Beaks Into Dinosaur Bones
By CARL ZIMMER In a study published in the journal Evolution, scientists say they have found a way […]
Multiple Colors Can Trick the Mind
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Unlike perfect pitch, the human ability to remember colors over any period of time, […]
A Climate-Modeling Strategy That Won’t Hurt the Climate
By JOHN MARKOFF A scientist proposes a power-saving computer that might answer basic questions about global warming. Published: […]
Jennifer Doudna, a Pioneer Who Helped Simplify Genome Editing
By ANDREW POLLACK The biochemist at the University of California, Berkeley, helped make a monumental discovery: a relatively […]
The Right Ratio to Engineer a Swim
By JAMES GORMAN The knifefish swims with one long fin on its belly. Scientists have determined the optimal […]
Spacecraft Falls From Orbit Over the Pacific, Russia Says
By REUTERS The cargo capsule went awry after launching for the International Space Station last week. Published: May […]