Planes Without Pilots
By JOHN MARKOFF Technological advances are making human pilots less necessary in the cockpit. But will passengers board […]
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The Mind of Those Who Kill, and Kill Themselves
By ERICA GOODE Murder-suicides, like the one apparently perpetrated by Andreas Lubitz, often have at their roots narcissism, […]
Beneath California Crops, Groundwater Crisis Grows
By JUSTIN GILLIS and MATT RICHTEL Farmers are pumping billions of gallons of water from the ground, depleting […]
Behind Each Breath, an Underappreciated Muscle
By CARL ZIMMER Researchers have developed new tools that give a glimpse into how the muscle that helps […]
New Age for the Human Ancestor Little Foot Puts Him ...
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA New research suggests that early hominids may have been far more diverse than previously thought. […]
Earth, the Marvelous Blue Orb
By DENNIS OVERBYE The International Space Station, about 250 miles away, allows a view of the planet that […]
Syracuse to Drop Fossil Fuel Stocks From Endowment
By JOHN SCHWARTZ At $1.2 billion, Syracuse’s is the largest university endowment to divest entirely of fossil fuel […]
Gas Utilities Reduce Leaks of Methane, Study Finds
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Researchers suggested that the reduction was largely a result of equipment upgrades, including replacement of […]
California Drought Is Worsened by Global Warming, Scientists Say
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Scientists say that the warming trend makes it highly likely that California and other parts […]
A Farmer Ant’s Unique Fungal Crop
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Newly discovered ants have domesticated a fungus deadly to other ant species. Published: March […]