25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start
By DENNIS OVERBYE The telescope began as a “technoturkey” that did not work properly. It has endured to […]
science
The Brain of a Tinnitus Sufferer
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A patient allowed researchers to record his brain activity while he experienced a ringing […]
Ancient Viruses, Once Foes, May Now Serve as Friends
By CARL ZIMMER So-called endogenous retroviruses may help guide embryonic development and defend young cells from infections by […]
Unforgettable Hubble Space Telescope Photos
By Unknown Author On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, […]
Unforgettable Hubble Space Telescope Photos
By Unknown Author On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, […]
Ebola Drug Works Against West African Strain in Study of ...
By DENISE GRADY In the study reported on Wednesday, three monkeys that got the drug TKM-Ebola-Makona survived, while […]
Pollen-Deprived Bees Don’t Make Good Dancers
By SINDYA N. BHANOO For that matter, worker bees raised with limited access to pollen often get lost […]
Study Finds Low Cost in Reducing Methane Emissions
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Researchers say that stopping leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is a major untapped […]
Digging Up the Root of Carbon Dating
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR The discovery of the principle behind carbon dating was reported in The New York Times […]
‘Finding Zero’: A Long Journey for Naught
By AMIR ALEXANDER The quest for how the key to our counting system originated winds through the worlds […]